SOUGH

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A sow. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2.
n.

A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] W. M. Buchanan.

3.
n.

The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring. The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest. W. Howitt.

4.
n.

Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]

5.
n.

A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying. [Scot.] Jamieson.

6.
v.

To whistle or sigh, as the wind.

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