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sough (so̵u, suf)

noun

a soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound

Etymology: 19th c. < Northern dial. < ME swough < OE swogan, to sound < ? IE base *(s)waĝh-: see echo

intransitive verb

to make a sough

Etymology: ME swowen, soghen < OE swogan, to sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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