sough (sou, s f)intr.v. soughed, sough·ing, soughs To make a soft murmuring or rustling sound. n. A soft murmuring or rustling sound, as of the wind or a gentle surf. [Middle English swowen, soughen, from Old English sw  gan.] |
sough1
vb
(intr) (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound
n
a soft continuous murmuring sound
[Old English swōgan to resound; related to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svageti to sound, Latin vāgīre to lament]
sough2
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Northern English dialect a sewer or drain or an outlet channel
[of obscure origin]
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| Verb | 1. | sough - make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" |
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