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sough
1[ sou, suhf ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound:
the wind soughing in the meadow.
- Scot. and North England. to speak, especially to preach, in a whining, singsong voice.
noun
- a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- Scot. and North England.
- a sigh or deep breath.
- a whining, singsong manner of speaking.
- a rumor; unconfirmed report.
sough
2[ suhf, sou ]
noun
- a drain, drainage ditch, gutter, or sewer.
- a swampy or marshy area; slough.
verb (used with object)
- to drain (land or a mine) by building drainage ditches or the like.
sough
1/ ²õ²¹ÊŠ /
verb
- intr (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound
noun
- a soft continuous murmuring sound
sough
2/ ²õÊŒ´Ú /
noun
- dialect.a sewer or drain or an outlet channel
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ´Ç³Ü²µ³óf³Ü±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ²õ´Ç³Ü²µ³ól±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sough1
Origin of sough2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sough1
Origin of sough2
Example Sentences
Jafari sough the person’s help to get work in the county and paid the person between $1,000 and $1,500 in cash, prosecutors said.
Ultimately, when large depositors sough to withdraw more than $40 billion in a single day, the bank couldn’t pay out the funds.
The administration could have sough a legal stay, said Brettny Hardy, a senior attorney with Earthjustice, and the Interior Department could also have offered a much smaller slice of the Gulf for lease.
In the suit, Wagoner sough a hefty chunk of Parton's income over the course of several years.
The soundtrack soughs and swells in step with the slowly moving cameras, occasionally giving way to the music of wind, water and birdsong.
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