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Augh vs Ough - What's the difference?

augh | ough |

As interjections the difference between augh and ough

is that augh is alternative form of lang=en while ough is the sound of a grunt or groan or cough.

augh

English

Interjection

(en-intj)
  • ough

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound of a grunt or groan or cough
  • *{{quote-book, year=1856, author=John Esten Cooke, title=The Last of the Foresters, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage="Ough! ough'! ' ough !" groaned the old woman; "he wants to go, away from the nest where he was warmed, and nursed, and brought up. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1874, author=H. S. Caswell, title=The Path of Duty, and Other Stories, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=We strove to extort from him the cause of this ebullition of passion, but he only shook his head in reply to our questions, and uttered a guttural "ough ." }}