Equine vocal sound
Neighing is the characteristic vocalization of a horse—a loud, drawn-out call that can express excitement, anxiety, or recognition.
Horses neigh to communicate with other horses or to get attention from humans: The neighing from the stables grew louder as feeding time approached.
The sound itself is also called a neigh or whinny.
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Equine vocal sound
Neighing is the characteristic vocalization of a horse—a loud, drawn-out call that can express excitement, anxiety, or recognition.
Horses neigh to communicate with other horses or to get attention from humans: The neighing from the stables grew louder as feeding time approached.
The sound itself is also called a neigh or whinny.
1. vocalization — nicker, Soft horse vocalization; whicker (Soft horse vocalization); snort (Noisy nasal exhale); bray (Harsh donkey vocalization); stallion · mare · foal · colt · filly · herd · stable · paddock · gallop · trot
animal vocalization typeneighing ≠ barking Canine vocal outburst; mooing · meowing · roaring · bleating · braying
sound vs. silenceneighing ≠ silence Total lack of sound; quiet · stillness · muteness · soundlessness · hush
horses: horse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions; farm animal traits: woolly, spotted, hooved, horned, feathered; animal behaviors: swimming, running, walking, jumping, flying; animal sounds: bark, meow, woof, moo, roar; equines: horse, mare, stallion, donkey, foal; vocalizations: speak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
neigh, whinny, neighed, neighs, whinnied, whinnying, nickering, whinnies
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/neighing