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soughing

soughing

9.9
A soft rustling sound that wind makes in trees or leaves
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : susurrante
  • At night, I found the soughing of the sea outside my window soothing as I drifted to sleep.

Examples

  • A soughing wind swept gently through the pine forest, creating a calming atmosphere.

  • The soughing branches overhead made it difficult to hear anything else in the garden.

  • The soughing wind filled the night air.

  • I love the soughing of the trees in autumn.

  • The trees in the forest created a soughing sound as the wind blew through their leaves.

  • I found it peaceful to listen to the soughing of the wind against the window.

  • As we walked along the path, the soughing of the tall grass added to the calm atmosphere.

Synonyms

to whisper through
vssoughing
  • Literature
1 4.2

A soft quiet sound that moves through things like wind in grass

focuses on the sound rather than the action of moving through objects
to sough
vssoughing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A soft, low sighing sound made by wind or water

is the same idea expressed as the ongoing sound form
to susurrate
vssoughing
  • Literature
9.9

To make a soft whispering or rustling sound like leaves

is more of a low murmur or sigh than a whisper
rustling
vssoughing
3.4

Making a soft sound like leaves when they move

is usually wind or trees making a murmuring or sighing noise
to whiffle
vssoughing
7.3

To move or blow gently, making a soft rustling sound

is a steady murmuring or sighing sound rather than quick light gusts
to wiffle
vssoughing
8.4

To make a soft swishing sound when something moves quickly through the air

is a low continuous murmur rather than a quick airy swish

How Loud

howling
47 4.1
murmuring
4.7
soughing
  • Archaic
9.9
rustling
31 3.4
whispering
35 1.9

Surface Forms

soughing positive

Morphology

soughing = sough (transparent) = sough + ing

Formed by the verb 'sough' plus the adjectival/participial suffix '-ing', yielding the straightforward meaning 'making a soft murmuring or sighing sound'.

Etymology

Soughing comes from an old English word sough meaning 'a sigh' or 'a soft murmur'. So, think of the wind or trees 'sighing' gently, and you can hear why soughing describes a soft, rustling, or sighing sound.