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Neigh vs Grizzle - What's the difference?

neigh | grizzle |

As nouns the difference between neigh and grizzle

is that neigh is the cry of a horse while grizzle is a dark grey colour.

As verbs the difference between neigh and grizzle

is that neigh is (of a horse) to make its cry while grizzle is to make or become grey or grizzle can be (uk|slang) to whinge or whine.

As an adjective grizzle is

of a grey colour.

neigh

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The cry of a horse.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of a horse) to make its cry
  • to make a sound similar to a horses' cry
    • This fake laughter sounds like a horse neighing .
  • (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • neighed at his nakedness

    See also

    * whinny * nicker

    Anagrams

    * English words not following the I before E except after C rule

    grizzle

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) grisel, from gris

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dark grey colour.
  • Grey hair.
  • A grey wig.
    • Related terms
    * grizzly

    Adjective

  • Of a grey colour.

    • Verb

    (grizzl)
  • To make or become grey.

    • Etymology 2

    From English West Country dialect.2010 , Alex Games, Balderdash & Piffle: English Words and Their Curious Origins , page 135.

    Verb

    (grizzl)
  • (UK, slang) To whinge or whine.
  • * 1888 , , ''The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan , page 510,
    • [Wilfred:] In tears, eh? What a plague art thou grizzling for now?
  • * 1976 , , Parliamentary Debates , page 4850,
    • R. J. Tizard' — What are you ' grizzling about now?
  • * 2009 , , Game Girls , unnumbered page,
    • The pin-thin girl is grizzling , whining that she has sand in her eyes.
    Related terms
    * grizzler

    See also

    *

    References