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Definition of neighsnext
present tense third-person singular of neigh
as in whinnies
to make the cry typical of a horse the horses neighed when the rider came into the barn

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neighs

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noun

plural of neigh

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Noun
  • One hums with high-speed drills and anxiety; the other echoes with joyful barks and tail wags.
    Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
  • On our third day, a late-afternoon beach landing on Sante Fe deposited us amid a colony of sleeping sea lions, their barks and coughs reverberating across the sandy shore.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Holloway delivers a phenomenal leading performance, not least because of its unstinting focus on all-consuming desire, and it was duly greeted by great roars of approval at Sunday afternoon’s opening.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Washington delivers the dialogue with a thrilling range from purrs to roars, all imbued with an authoritative swagger.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Neighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighs. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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