Sough

/saÊŠ/ noun/verb

Definition

A moaning, whistling, or rushing sound, especially as made by the wind through trees.

Etymology

From Old English 'swōgan' (to make a rushing sound). One of English's oldest surviving sound-words — our ancestors heard the SAME wind and made the SAME word over a thousand years ago.

Kelly Says

A 1000-year-old word for wind through trees! Your ancestors heard the EXACT same sound and made THIS word! 'Sough' connects you to Anglo-Saxon ears hearing Anglo-Saxon wind. Some sounds are eternal! 🌬️🌳

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