See sough on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sound",
"word": "havina"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "sound",
"word": "kahina"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ше́лест"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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],
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "tuulenhenkäys"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "deep sigh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дълбока въздишка"
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{
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"sense": "deep sigh",
"word": "syvä huokaus"
}
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"word": "blow"
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"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "make sound"
}
],
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"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "babble"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "buzz"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "drone"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "hum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "purr"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "whine"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "whirr"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "whistle"
},
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"To drain."
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"word": "breathe"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "moan"
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{
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"word": "murmur"
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{
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{
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"word": "rustle"
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{
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{
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"word": "susurrate"
},
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"source": "Thesaurus:sough",
"word": "sough"
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{
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"word": "whoosh"
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