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Ribbit vs Neigh - What's the difference?

ribbit | neigh |

As nouns the difference between ribbit and neigh

is that ribbit is the sound made by a frog or toad while neigh is the cry of a horse.

As verbs the difference between ribbit and neigh

is that ribbit is to make the sound of a frog or toad while neigh is to make its cry.

As an interjection ribbit

is the sound made by a frog or toad.

ribbit

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a frog or toad.
    • The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit !"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a frog or toad.

    • Verb

  • To make the sound of a frog or toad.

    • References

    * Songs of the Frog

    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