sough

as in to sigh
to take in and let out a deep audible breath or to make a similar sound all night long the patient was soughing in her sleep

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Recent Examples of sough Although the foundations of rooms remained, like lines of an architectural drawing expressed by pebbles laid end to end, only the chimney still loomed against that hill of dead leaves and leafless trees, while traffic soughed indifferently below. William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 24 June 2024
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Verb
  • Worthington sighs at the suggestion.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The audience sighed in relief and immediately got up to leave.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That was punctuated by the incident in Dubai, which Raducanu said left her struggling to breathe properly in the immediate aftermath.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Designed with an amalgamation of pure engineering and engineered for theatrical performance, the bridge literally breathes fire and water.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Sough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sough. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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