sough
pronunciation
How to pronounce sough in British English:
UK [saʊ]
How to pronounce sough in American English:
US [saʊ]
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- Verb:
- place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
- introduce into an environment
Word Origin
- sough (v.)
- "to make a moaning or murmuring sound," Old English swogan "to sound, roar, howl, rustle, whistle," from Proto-Germanic *swoganan (cognates: Old Saxon swogan "to rustle," Gothic gaswogjan "to sigh"), from PIE imitative root *(s)wagh- (cognates: Greek echo, Latin vagire "to cry, roar, sound"). The noun is late 14c., from the verb.
Example
- 1. Approval should be sough before doctors carry out such operations .
- 2. Keep a calm sough ...... , hear every man 's counsel , and keep your own .
- 3. He also sough support from indian communist groups for establishing a different kind of governance system in nepal .