sough
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intransitive verb \ˈsau̇, ˈsəf\Definition of SOUGH
: to make a moaning or sighing sound
— sough noun
Examples of SOUGH
- <all night long the patient was soughing in her sleep>
Origin of SOUGH
Middle English swoughen, from Old English swōgan; akin to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svagėti to sound
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to SOUGH
- Synonyms
- sigh
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