Definition of sough verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sough

verb

/saʊ/,

/sʌf/

/saʊ/,

/sʌf/

[intransitive] (literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sough	/saʊ/, /sʌf/ /saʊ/, /sʌf/
he / she / it soughs	/saʊz/, /sʌfs/ /saʊz/, /sʌfs/
past simple soughed	/saʊd/, /sʌft/ /saʊd/, /sʌft/
past participle soughed	/saʊd/, /sʌft/ /saʊd/, /sʌft/
-ing form soughing	/ˈsaʊɪŋ/, /ˈsʌfɪŋ/ /ˈsaʊɪŋ/, /ˈsʌfɪŋ/

(especially of the wind) to make a soft whistling sound
Word OriginOld English swōgan, of Germanic origin.

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