sough
To make a soft rustling or murmuring soundTo make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
Meaning
2 sensesTo make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
make a murmuring sound
To drain.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old EnFrom 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.
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.
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Forms
soughs, soughing, soughed, soughedSynonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle