Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make a loud noise, as falling water, the waves of the sea, the wind, etc.; roar; rumble.
  • To make a low murmuring noise; murmur; rustle.
  • To sigh: said of a person.
  • noun A loud noise; a roar; a roaring; a sough, as of falling water, the waves of the sea, the wind, etc.
  • noun A low murmuring noise; a murmur.
  • noun A sigh.
  • noun A swoon.
  • noun Same as sough.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough.
  • noun obsolete A swoon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A sound; a groan or moan; a sough.
  • noun obsolete A swoon.

Etymologies

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See swoon.

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    April 30, 2024