sough
1 synonym and 5 antonyms for sough, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make a quiet, whispering sound, like wind moving through trees.
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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
From 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...
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