as in to gasp
to take in and let out a deep audible breath or to make a similar sound
Mom always used to sigh loudly whenever she found a mess on the floor—which was often a breeze sighed through the leaves
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Recent Examples of sigh
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Most bands would have sighed and shaved a few numbers off their setlist.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The eye-rolls, the silent sighs, the passive-aggressive chats about the younger employees.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Verb
There’s no place like home Lakers coach JJ Redick sighed at my question postgame Wednesday, the words potentially poking at the mythical forces that determine whether your team is lucky or not.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Most bands would have sighed and shaved a few numbers off their setlist.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Their biggest problem now might be … *sigh* the starting rotation, since George Kirby and Logan Gilbert are on the IL.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The eye-rolls, the silent sighs, the passive-aggressive chats about the younger employees.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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Trapped in a living prison and gasping for air, Kate must confront both real-life monsters of the deep and her inner demons as a desperate fight for survival and salvation unfolds.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
7 May 2025
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Now the Nuggets have no choice but to keep gasping for air and rolling with Oklahoma City’s punches.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
Noun
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There are enough vague, intractable whispers of diplomacy and further talks about talks, to provide the tantalising promise of a deal, without striking, or even delineating one.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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There have been a lot of whispers and rumours about where this prospective investment could come from but nothing concrete has emerged yet.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With each miss, the murmurs from the crowd grew longer, the fans mirroring the Lakers and their fading chances.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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And yet the latter seems to be in the minority as loud murmurs of discontent can be hard as Chelsea end up in their own half once more.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The system then offers personalized guidance, such as breathing techniques or focused meditative practices, based on Gopi’s academic research.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Manage your stress: Consider mindfulness, meditation, and breathing exercises to help ease stress as much as possible.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Inside, Maeve immediately hits the champagne, while Eddie sneaks upstairs to snort some drugs.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Gus wandered up to my husband wagging his tail and snorting with excitement.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Beatrix is forcing Charlie to drive her to a safe house, where the human lie detector will use her special talent to sniff out … whichever rodent term is appropriate here.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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Most hitters would rather sniff pine tar than face Estrada’s blend of 97-mph fastball, a devastating splitter and a sharp slider.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The eyes start rolling and the moans come out when dudes get super gooned.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
6 May 2025
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The courtroom reverberated with the anguished moans and last breaths of Brianna Kupfer.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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