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Sough

verb/sˈoʊ/
Definition
make a murmuring sound
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈəʊ/
1 syllable Say it as /sˈoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake a murmuring sound
“the water was purling”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
rauschen
ein murmelndes Geräusch machen
🇫🇷French
murmure
faire un murmure
🇪🇸Spanish
susurro
hacer un murmullo
🇮🇹Italian
sussultare
emettere un mormorio
🇳🇱Dutch
zucht
een murmelend geluid maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
procurei
fazer um som murmurante
🇷🇺Russian
рыдать
издать бормочущий звук
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गंदा नाला
बड़बड़ाने की आवाज करो
🇮🇳Tamil
சத்தம்
முணுமுணுப்பு ஒலி எழுப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆరగించు
గొణుగుతున్న శబ్దం చేయండి
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊರಗು
ಗೊಣಗುವ ಶಬ್ದ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സോഫ്
പിറുപിറുക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੰਗ
ਇੱਕ ਬੁੜਬੁੜਾਉਂਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
تلاش
ایک بڑبڑاتی آواز بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
飒飒
发出咕噜声
🇯🇵Japanese
咳き込む
ささやき音を出す
🇰🇷Korean
바람 부는 소리
중얼거리는 소리를 내다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khụt khịt
tạo ra âm thanh thì thầm
🇹🇭Thai
ถอนหายใจ
ส่งเสียงพึมพำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mendesau
mengeluarkan suara bergumam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
همهم
اصنع صوت تذمر
🇮🇷Persian
به دنبال
صدای زمزمه کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
öksürmek
mırıldanma sesi çıkarmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְרַשְׁרֵשׁ
להשמיע קול מלמול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sough'?
The primary meaning of 'sough' is 'make a murmuring sound'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sough' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sough' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sough' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sough' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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