Neigh vs Heigh - What's the difference?
neigh | heigh |
(of a horse) to make its cry
to make a sound similar to a horses' cry
(obsolete) To scoff or sneer.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
* 1610 , William Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act 1, scene 1:
As a noun neigh
is the cry of a horse.As a verb neigh
is to make its cry.As an interjection heigh is
an exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.neigh
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Verb
(en verb)- This fake laughter sounds like a horse neighing .
- neighed at his nakedness
See also
* whinny * nickerheigh
English
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)Interjection
(en interjection)- Heigh , my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts.