neighhigh-pitched sound made by a horseNot to be confused with:nay ? refusal; denial; negative voteAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeneigh (n?)n. The long, high-pitched sound made by a horse.intr.v. neighed, neigh·ing, neighs To utter the characteristic sound of a horse; whinny.[From Middle English neighen, to neigh, from Old English hn?gan, probably of imitative origin.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.neigh (ne?) nthe high-pitched cry of a horse; whinnyvb1. (intr) to make a neigh or a similar noise2. (tr) to utter with a sound like a neigh[Old English hn?gan; related to Old Saxon hn?gian]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014neigh (ne?) n. 1. the complex, high-pitched, snorting sound of a horse. v.i. 2. to utter such a sound. [before 1000; Middle English ney(gh)en, Old English hn?gan, c. Middle Dutch neyen, Old High German hneigen, Old Norse hneggja] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.neighPast participle: neighedGerund: neighingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeneighneighPresentI neighyou neighhe/she/it neighswe neighyou neighthey neighPreteriteI neighedyou neighedhe/she/it neighedwe neighedyou neighedthey neighedPresent ContinuousI am neighingyou are neighinghe/she/it is neighingwe are neighingyou are neighingthey are neighingPresent PerfectI have neighedyou have neighedhe/she/it has neighedwe have neighedyou have neighedthey have neighedPast ContinuousI was neighingyou were neighinghe/she/it was neighingwe were neighingyou were neighingthey were neighingPast PerfectI had neighedyou had neighedhe/she/it had neighedwe had neighedyou had neighedthey had neighedFutureI will neighyou will neighhe/she/it will neighwe will neighyou will neighthey will neighFuture PerfectI will have neighedyou will have neighedhe/she/it will have neighedwe will have neighedyou will have neighedthey will have neighedFuture ContinuousI will be neighingyou will be neighinghe/she/it will be neighingwe will be neighingyou will be neighingthey will be neighingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been neighingyou have been neighinghe/she/it has been neighingwe have been neighingyou have been neighingthey have been neighingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been neighingyou will have been neighinghe/she/it will have been neighingwe will have been neighingyou will have been neighingthey will have been neighingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been neighingyou had been neighinghe/she/it had been neighingwe had been neighingyou had been neighingthey had been neighingConditionalI would neighyou would neighhe/she/it would neighwe would neighyou would neighthey would neighPast ConditionalI would have neighedyou would have neighedhe/she/it would have neighedwe would have neighedyou would have neighedthey would have neighedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011