soughingly
- adverb
- /ˈsaʊɪŋli/
- Archaic
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susurrantemente
- The wind blew soughingly through the trees.
Examples
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She sat by the open window, listening as the pines whispered soughingly in the evening breeze.
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She spoke soughingly as if sharing a secret.
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At dusk, the rain fell soughingly on the old tin roof, lulling him to sleep.
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The wind passed soughingly through the reeds beside the lake.
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At dusk, the rain fell soughingly on the old tin roof, lulling him to sleep.
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She sat by the open window, listening as the pines whispered soughingly in the evening breeze.
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The wind passed soughingly through the reeds beside the lake.
Synonyms
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In a quiet way that makes little or no noise
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In a quiet, low voice or at low volume
In a very quiet way like a whisper
In a soft, quiet voice so only a few people hear
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Etymology
Soughingly comes from the old word sough, meaning a soft, murmuring sound like a 'sigh', so imagine wind or trees making a gentle whisper. So, 'soughingly' means 'in a soft, murmuring way'.