Thesaurus: sough

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1. n. A sow.
2. n. A small drain; an adit.
3. v. i. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring.
4. v. i. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report.
5. v. i. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
6. v. i. To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
7. v. make a murmuring sound
8. A sow. [Obs.] Chaucer. A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] W. M. Buchanan. 1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring. The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest. W. Howitt. 2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.] 3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying. [Scot.] Jamieson. To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
9. A sow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
10. v:100 v. make a murmuring sound