sough
1to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow.
Scot. and North England. to speak, especially to preach, in a whining, singsong voice.
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
Scot. and North England.
a sigh or deep breath.
a whining, singsong manner of speaking.
a rumor; unconfirmed report.
Origin of sough
1Other words from sough
- sough·ful·ly, adverb
- soughless, adjective
Words Nearby sough
Other definitions for sough (2 of 2)
drain; drainage ditch, gutter, or sewer.
a swampy or marshy area.
to drain (land or a mine) by building drainage ditches or the like.
Origin of sough
2- Also especially Scot., sugh [sookh, soof, soo] /sux, suf, su/ .
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use sough in a sentence
A coil of smoke drifted across the room from somewhere above—the sough of the burning made the only background to his words.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattThe rain had stopped, and a sudden sough of the wind in the bushes sounded as if some animal had strayed there.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonSave the dull piping of insects and the sough of the leaves, there was silence everywhere—the sweet restful silence of nature.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleWith abatement of breath I listened, but heard nothing except the mournful sough of the pines.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyAn owl was hooting somewhere among the rocks, but no other sound, save the gentle sough of the wind, came to my ears.
The Last Galley | Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for sough (1 of 2)
/ (saʊ) /
(intr) (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound
a soft continuous murmuring sound
Origin of sough
1British Dictionary definitions for sough (2 of 2)
/ (sʌf) /
Northern English dialect a sewer or drain or an outlet channel
Origin of sough
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse