neigh |nā| ~ (this isn't the definition i wanted to find... but the word stays in... i like the way it sounds.... neigh ... like hi, or high... noun a characteristic high-pitched sound uttered by a horse. verb [ no obj. ] (of a horse) make a characteristic high-pitched sound; utter a neigh. • (of a person) make a sound similar to a neigh: they neighed dutifully at jokes they did not understand. ORIGIN Old English hnǣgan (verb), of imitative origin; compare with Dutch dialect neijen .