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Ough vs Wough - What's the difference?

ough | wough |

As interjections the difference between ough and wough

is that ough is the sound of a grunt or groan or cough while wough is alternative form of woof.

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 ." }}

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    wough

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=Gordon Casserly, title=The Jungle Girl, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=As it scrambled swiftly over the edge it caught sight of the elephant and with a deep "wough !" charged straight at it. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1884, author=Theodore Roosevelt, title=Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The trapper shouted and waved his cap; whereupon, to his amazement, the bear uttered a loud "wough " and charged straight down on him--only to fall a victim to misplaced boldness. }}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1863, author=Various, title=The Children's Garland from the Best Poets, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Bough wough', The watch dogs bark, Bough ' wough , Hark, hark! }}