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Recent Examples of neigh
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
As such, the distinct sound that people hear when a horse neighs or whinnies is likely the animal relaying various independent messages or emotions at once, the study says.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
Across from them in their usual stalls stood the eight neighing horses.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
The band joked about adding a neighing horse to the intro, and Rimes quickly inserted that sound from his plug-in collection.
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Tom Roland,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2024
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
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Okwiri Oduor,
Harper's Magazine,
15 June 2022
No such juvenilia intrudes upon the rather more adult-ish proceedings of the new film The Wanting Mare, in which horses neigh and stamp at the margins of a bleak, majestic world.
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Jason Kehe,
Wired,
12 Feb. 2021
Horse trailers lined up in rows in Island Grove Regional Park, their passengers neighing indiscriminately.
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John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
28 July 2019
Goats and sheep staying in the barn bleated, and horses neighed as the crowd of people grew.
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David Anderson,
baltimoresun.com,
23 July 2019
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The series’ earnestly naïve sound design (horses neighing, cars revving) only enhanced my appreciation of Joudrey’s sophisticated storytelling.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
As such, the distinct sound that people hear when a horse neighs or whinnies is likely the animal relaying various independent messages or emotions at once, the study says.
—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
Across from them in their usual stalls stood the eight neighing horses.
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
The band joked about adding a neighing horse to the intro, and Rimes quickly inserted that sound from his plug-in collection.
—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2024
Laughing, always laughing—at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey.
—
Okwiri Oduor,
Harper's Magazine,
15 June 2022
No such juvenilia intrudes upon the rather more adult-ish proceedings of the new film The Wanting Mare, in which horses neigh and stamp at the margins of a bleak, majestic world.
—
Jason Kehe,
Wired,
12 Feb. 2021
Horse trailers lined up in rows in Island Grove Regional Park, their passengers neighing indiscriminately.
—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
28 July 2019
Goats and sheep staying in the barn bleated, and horses neighed as the crowd of people grew.
—
David Anderson,
baltimoresun.com,
23 July 2019
Noun
From the stables, the neigh of a horse, and then, a scratching sound followed by a spark that illuminated the silhouette of a figure quickly stepping away.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neigh
Verb
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In the field, Harry Truman’s Approval Rating whinnied and tossed its head, and Richard Nixon’s Approval Rating flopped on one side and emitted a horrible gurgle.
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Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.
Noun
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My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.
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Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.
Verb
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Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.
Noun
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Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.
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My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
Noun
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In the early afternoon, a roar ripped through the stifling Mississippi heat, as dozens of motorcycles leading the funeral procession rumbled into the church parking lot.
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Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
Noun
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Loved for its beautiful summer flowers and attractive bark, crepe myrtle displays superb heat tolerance and has an adaptable root system that withstands a range of growing conditions.
Noun
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Equally notable throughout the game was the angry screech, reserved for whenever the Czech Republic players had the ball — or worse — were given a free kick.
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Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
Noun
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In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.
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These threatened and endangered species are gentle, curious, and squeal-inducing levels of adorable, making a rare sighting all the more special and memorable.
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“Neigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neigh. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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