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sough
(sou, sŭf)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 swōgan.]
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sough
(saʊ)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]
sough
(sʌf)n
(Civil Engineering) dialect Northern English a sewer or drain or an outlet channel
[of obscure origin]
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sough
(saʊ, sʌf)v.i.
1. to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing through the pine trees.
n. 2. a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English swoghen, Old English swōgan to make a noise, c. Old Saxon swōgan;]
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sough
Past participle: soughed
Gerund: soughing
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