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
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The Final Four is in sigh For many hopeful young athletes, the chance to play for a national championship no longer feels like a far-off dream.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Rather than fighting this system, or even fighting Janice Dickinson, Banks would sigh sadly and tell the women that this was just the way the industry worked.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
And while many might be reluctant to close the time capsule door on their beloved skinnies, some of us are sighing with relief that the current denim trend is comfy enough for travel.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
Long before Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the Royals 6-2, Braves starter Reynaldo López turned in a sigh-of-relief performance on the mound.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
The Final Four is in sigh For many hopeful young athletes, the chance to play for a national championship no longer feels like a far-off dream.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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Agnes gasps for breath as her imagination plays out terrible scenarios that she’s never been given words for.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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When Harari told the same story on The Daily Show, the audience gasped.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tart’s crust was barely there, just a buttery whisper under the fruit.—
Michelle Huneven,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The World Bank’s climate strategy, which sets a climate lending target of 45%, expires in June, but discussions on a new plan are being relegated to whispers in corridors, The Guardian reports.—
Chloé Farand,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Washington’s Copium But the White House is huffing its own brand of copium.—
Newsweek Editors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval.—
Craig Rawlins-Wilson,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But murmurs of laughter broke out a few times when justices noted constitutional tensions in the case.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Both threw cold water on those murmurs, reiterating love for their respective schools.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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All while breathing in mists through a nebulizer to open airways and loosen phlegm.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sequences aren’t edited within an inch of their life and instead get room to breathe — maybe too much room.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the field, Harry Truman’s Approval Rating whinnied and tossed its head, and Richard Nixon’s Approval Rating flopped on one side and emitted a horrible gurgle.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The sound of the waves and the gurgle of cascading water radiate a monastic serenity; the spa has a fine selection of hot-stone and deep-tissue massages.—
Chandrahas Choudhury,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Mar. 2024
Verb
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The plucky kid who seemingly had a fast-track job and a beyond-dreams wife is now desperately snorting it all away.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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May snorted when asked if May tripped Yaxel Lendeborg.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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