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Synonyms for sough

Most common

sigh whisper moan murmur purl

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.

Related words

Is a kind of
blow

Forms

Past participle
soughed
e.g. soughed → sighed, whispered, moaned, murmured…

Example sentences

  • sigh When David got down, he breathed a sigh of relief.
  • whisper Ziri heard an unintelligible whisper in the dark.
  • moan We lament, complain, moan and start crying out in pain.
  • murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
soughfalling
sighrising
whisperrising
moanrising
murmurrising
purlrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
sigh1, moan1, purl
6 letters
murmur2
7 letters
whisper2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murmur2 = 2 syllables).