neigh

Example Sentences

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Even on the backside, it seemed like any other race day: Workers tended to horses who let out the occasional neigh.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

They knew their jobs and did them with nary a peep, bark or neigh.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019

The horse gave a short snort and neigh, then paced around the equestrian center, one of eight shelters for animals affected by the Sand fire. 

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2016

"They're awful," decides one grim-faced young chap as the thinning crowd gradually says "neigh".

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2013

Then there was a wild neigh and the horse plunged off in the dark, the crisp, frantic clanking of metal and the stomping of hooves followed me to the door.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison