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soughfully

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sough

1  [sou, suhf]
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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.
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
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Word Origin & History

sough  (v.)
"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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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