"sowth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sowths [present, singular, third-person], sowthing [participle, present], sowthed [participle, past], sowthed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊθ Head templates: {{en-verb}} sowth (third-person singular simple present sowths, present participle sowthing, simple past and past participle sowthed)
  1. (Scotland, transitive, intransitive) to hum or whistle a low tone Tags: Scotland, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sowth-en-verb-I7uhjX0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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