neighing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of neigh

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The sound made by a horse: an act or instance of the verb neigh.

   “And when the earth beneath his tameless tread, Shook with the sullen thunder, he would spread His nostrils to the blast, and joyously Mock the fierce peal with neighings; […]”

   “During the night a neighing of horses was heard, and when day broke, they found these three animals had joined those belonging to our party.”

   “Old pigtailed seamen would tell of horseshoes found in the meat casks; of curious barkings and neighings heard in the slaughter-houses; and of negroes who disappeared near the victualling yards, to be seen no more.”