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Neigh vs Heigh - What's the difference?

neigh | heigh |

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

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

    heigh

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
  • * 1610 , William Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act 1, scene 1:
    • Heigh , my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts.

    Derived terms

    * (l)