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[syn: sough, purl]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sough \Sough\, v. i.
To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sough \Sough\, n.
A sow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sough \Sough\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] --W. M. Buchanan.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
--W. Howitt.
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2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]
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3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in
preaching or praying. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sough
v 1: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn:
sough, purl]