Thesaurus:sough

Thesaurus

sough

English

Verb

Sense: to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound

Detail: Often of the wind, waves, leaves, etc.

Synonyms

• breathe    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moan
• murmur    [⇒ thesaurus]
• purl
• rustle
• sigh
• susurrate
• sough
• swish
• swough (obsolete)
• whisper
• whoosh

Antonyms

• blare
• boom
• clang
• peal
• roar
• thunder

Hypernyms

• blow
• make sound    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• babble
•   —
• buzz
• drone
• hum    [⇒ thesaurus]
• purr
• whine
• whirr
• whistle
• whizz

Further reading

• “405. faintness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sough” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.