A new word I could actually use if I remembered it: sough.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (228277)
Walnut Creek, California
November 22, 2022 10:44am CST
As I've mentioned I get a new word every day from "Word Genius." I don't know how I got signed up for their email list, but it seems innocent enough.
Today's word is "sough," a word I'd never heard before. But it's one I could actually use, as I love the sound of a nearby creek, or the ocean tumbling in, or wind in the trees.
I do use "sew," as in sewing, and I believe that one "sows" seeds, though I'd have to check.
Let me use "sough" in a couple of sentences and see if I can remember it later this afternoon.
"In Santa Barbara, I used to fall asleep to the sough of the ocean, gently lapping against the shore."
"Jackie likes to lead me to the fence, were the sough of the nearby creek relaxes us."
Here's the definition from the email. Had you ever heard of this word?
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1.A moaning, whistling, or rushing sound as made by the wind in the trees or the sea.
Examples of Sough in a sentence
"We could hear the gentle sough of the creek before we could see it."
"The house was surrounded by corn fields, which emitted a sough every time the wind picked up."
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@DaddyEvil (152446)
• United States
22 Nov 22
I've never heard anyone use "sough" but I've read it in books before. It's not a word that occurs to me in everyday speech.
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@DaddyEvil (152446)
• United States
23 Nov 22
@TheHorse I honestly don't know. I read a lot of books written by English writers as well as American writers.
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@TheHorse (228277)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil Do you read P.G. Wodehouse? I have learned a few British terms from him.
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@wolfgirl569 (118711)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Nov 22
Never heard it and would probably never use it
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@wolfgirl569 (118711)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Nov 22
@TheHorse Not anywhere near me. And I like babbling better. It sounds more comforting.
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@TheHorse (228277)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 22
@wolfgirl569 If you described an ocean or the wind in pine trees as "babbling" you might win a "bad poetry" award.
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@BarBaraPrz (49971)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Nov 22
It's an old word, and I have known it for ages, but I prefer to pronounce it to rhyme with cow.
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@TheHorse (228277)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Nov 22
@BarBaraPrz Everyone wants to pronounce it slightly differently.
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@celticeagle (176625)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Nov 22
@TheHorse ..........I would just pronounce like a word that is spelled like it is.
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@TheHorse (228277)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 22
@celticeagle Like "trough"?
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@kaylachan (78763)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Nov 22
I've never heard of that word. Sounds interesting.
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@kaylachan (78763)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Nov 22
@TheHorse And, I forgot until I checked my notifications.
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@TheHorse (228277)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 22
@kaylachan I still can't figure out how to pronounce it right. I even looked it up but came away confused.
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Never heard of it! I do know the sound, just did not realize there was a word for it!
@FourWalls (76313)
• United States
22 Nov 22
I’ve read it in a book or two but it’s not one of those everyday conversation words.
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@RasmaSandra (86616)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Nov 22
I have never heard of this word, Interesting I wonder if I could use it in some of my poetry, Let's see - over the sough of the waves rushing to shore, I thought I heard you calling my name. OK, it does work. Nice now I just have to remember it,
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@lovebuglena (47103)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Nov 22
I've never seen this word or heard of it.
I think sow refers to farming or gardening but don't remember exactly what it means.
@Beestring (15564)
• Hong Kong
23 Nov 22
That's interesting. I've learned a new word.
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