sough
sough — noun
1. a soft, drawn-out rushing or murmuring noise, like the one wind or moving water
a soft, drawn-out rushing or murmuring noise, like the one wind or moving water makes as it passes by
Jude lay awake, listening to the sough of the wind in the tall pines.
the sough of [the wind] for nature sounds
From the cliff, the only sound was the slow sough of breaking waves.
A gentle sough rose from the field as the evening breeze bent the long grass.
Imani closed her eyes and let the sough of the river carry her thoughts away.
文法句型
the sough of [the wind / the sea / the trees]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' plus a moving natural thing (wind, sea, trees). Mostly found in poetry and literary prose, rarely in speech.
sough — verb
- sough,,present simple I / you / we / they
- soughpresent simple I / you / we / they
- soughs,,he / she / it
- soughshe / she / it
- soughed,,past simple
- soughedpast simple
- soughing,,-ing form
- soughing-ing form
1. (of wind or moving water) to produce a long, low rushing noise while passing thr
(of wind or moving water) to produce a long, low rushing noise while passing through or over something
The wind soughed through the bare branches all night long.
[wind] + sough + through for movement
Far below the bridge, the dark river soughed over the rocks.
A cold sea wind soughed across the empty beach near Imran's hut.
The storm soughed in the chimney while the family sat close to the fire.
文法句型
[wind / sea] + sough
用法筆記
Subject is almost always the wind, the sea, or trees being moved by them; rarely takes a human subject. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the softer, sighing version of the same sound.
2. to give off a soft, gentle sound like a quiet sigh or whisper, often said of a l
to give off a soft, gentle sound like a quiet sigh or whisper, often said of a light wind
A warm breeze soughed quietly among the flowers in Paloma's garden.
soft, sigh-like sound of a gentle breeze
The reeds soughed softly as Élise paddled her small boat past them.
Outside the window, the night air soughed like someone breathing in sleep.
The tall grass soughed gently around the children as they walked home.
文法句型
[wind / breeze] + sough
用法筆記
Often paired with words like 'softly', 'gently', or 'quietly' to mark the hushed quality. Use this sense, not sense 1, when the sound is faint and breath-like rather than a steady rush.