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sough
1
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sʌf
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–verb (used without object)
1.
to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound:
the wind soughing in the meadow.
2.
Scot.
and
North England
.
to speak, esp. to preach, in a whining, singsong voice.
–noun
3.
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
4.
Scot.
and
North England
.
a.
a sigh or deep breath.
b.
a whining, singsong manner of speaking.
c.
a rumor; unconfirmed report.
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Origin:
bef. 900;
(v.) ME
swoghen,
OE
swōgan
to make a noise; c. OS
swōgan,
OE
swēgan,
Goth
-swōgjan;
(n.) ME
swow,
swo
(
u
)
gh,
deriv. of the v.
—Related forms
sough·ful·ly,
adverb
soughless,
adjective
sough
2
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saʊ
/
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suhf
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British
–noun
1.
drain; drainage ditch, gutter, or sewer.
2.
a swampy or marshy area.
–verb (used with object)
3.
to drain (land or a mine) by building drainage ditches or the like.
Also,
especially Scot.
,
sugh.
Origin:
1250–1300;
ME
sogh, sohn
< ?; cf. D (dial.)
zoeg
little ditch
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sough
1
(saʊ)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound
—
n
2.
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
2
(sʌf)
—
n
dialect
(
Northern English
) a sewer or drain or an outlet channel
[of obscure origin]
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Word Origin & History
sough
"to make a moaning or murmuring sound," O.E.
swogan,
from P.Gmc.
*swoganan
(cf. O.S.
swogan
"to rustle," Goth.
gaswogjan
"to sigh"), from PIE imitative base
*(s)wagh-
(cf. Gk.
echo
). The noun is c.1381, from the verb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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