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Wough vs Sough - What's the difference?

wough | sough |

As an interjection wough

is .

As a verb sough is

to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.

As a noun sough is

a rushing, rustling sound or sough can be a small drain; an adit.

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! }}

    sough

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
  • *1963 , Sterling North, Rascal , Avon Books (softcover), p 101:
  • *:I lay awake for a while that evening, listening to the soughing of the wind high in the pines, realizing sadly that we must now return to civilization.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rushing, rustling sound.
  • * W. Howitt
    • The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
  • A sigh.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.

    • See also

    * susurrus

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (whence also (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small drain; an adit.