sough

5 definitions found

sough - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sough \Sough\, n.
     A sow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

  Sough \Sough\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] --W. M. Buchanan.
     [1913 Webster]

  Sough \Sough\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. Icel. s?gr (in comp.) a rushing
     sound, or OE. swough, swogh, a sound, AS. sw?gan to rustle.
     Cf. Surf, Swoon, v. i.]
     1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or
        roaring.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
                                                    --W. Howitt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in
        preaching or praying. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
        [1913 Webster]

  Sough \Sough\, v. i.
     To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
     [1913 Webster]

sough - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sough
      v 1: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn:
           sough, purl]