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- [sou, suhf]
- /saʊ, sʌf/
- /sʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sou, suhf]
- /saʊ, sʌf/
Definitions of sough word
- verb without object sough to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound: the wind soughing in the meadow. 1
- verb without object sough Scot. and North England. to speak, especially to preach, in a whining, singsong voice. 1
- noun sough drain; drainage ditch, gutter, or sewer. 1
- noun sough a swampy or marshy area. 1
- verb with object sough to drain (land or a mine) by building drainage ditches or the like. 1
- verb sough (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound 0
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Origin of sough
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English swoghen, Old English swōgan to make a noise; cognate with Old Saxon swōgan, Old English swēgan, Gothic -swōgjan; (noun) Middle English swow, swo(u)gh, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Sough
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sough popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sough usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sough
noun sough
- murmuration — an act or instance of murmuring.
- whispering — the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers: to speak in a whisper.
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