sough

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old English swōgan (“to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan, from Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-, same source as English echo (via Ancient Greek). Cognate with Scots souch (“sough”), Icelandic súgur (“a rushing sound, rustle”). Noun replaced Middle English swei, sweȝ from Old English swēg. More at swoon. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /saʊ/, /sʌf/ Rhymes: -aʊ, -ʌf Homophone: sow (noun, with /aʊ/) ==== Verb ==== sough (third-person singular simple present soughs, present participle soughing, simple past and past participle soughed) To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:sough ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== sough (plural soughs) A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound. A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath. A (deep) sigh. (Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour. (Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying. ===== Derived terms ===== death-sough ===== Related terms ===== swow ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== susurrus === Etymology 2 === From Middle English sough (whence also Scots sheuch (“ditch”)), from Old English *sōh, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sīk (“watercourse”); compare dialectal Dutch zoeg (“ditch”), and English sitch. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /sʌf/, /saʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌf, -aʊ Homophone: sow (noun, with /aʊ/) ==== Noun ==== sough (plural soughs) A small drain; an adit. ===== Descendants ===== → Irish: seoch→ English: sheugh ==== Verb ==== sough (third-person singular simple present soughs, present participle soughing, simple past and past participle soughed) To drain. ===== Derived terms ===== soughing-tile === Anagrams === Hugos