Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sough \Sough\, v. i.
To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
Sough \Sough\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] --W. M. Buchanan.
Sough \Sough\, n.
A sow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Sough \Sough\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. Icel. s?gr (in comp.) a rushing
sound, or OE. swough, swogh, a sound, AS. sw?gan to rustle.
Cf. {Surf}, {Swoon}, v. i.]
1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or
roaring.
The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
--W. Howitt.
2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]
3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in
preaching or praying. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
Source : WordNet®
sough
v 1: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She
sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: {sow}, {seed}]
2: indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students
groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets";
"The ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: {groan}, {moan}]
3: introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"
[syn: {sow}]