English Dictionary: Sough | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Sough | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sough \Sough\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] --W. M. Buchanan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sough \Sough\, n. A sow. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sough \Sough\, v. i. To whistle or sigh, as the wind. |