sough

Verb
Synonyms: purl

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. make a murmuring sound“the water was purling”Synonyms: purl
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

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