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
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Heads turn at this remark, Boston Rob smirks, and Derrick sighs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation builds, with groans and grunts and heaving sighs, rattling the valley and its birds.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Most bands would have sighed and shaved a few numbers off their setlist.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Heads turn at this remark, Boston Rob smirks, and Derrick sighs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
The news came as a sigh of relief for Club stocks Apple and Nvidia .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation builds, with groans and grunts and heaving sighs, rattling the valley and its birds.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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The audience gasped at the first snippet, a soundless rendering of the moment when the vampire Remmick first appears.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Nope, not breathless, not gasping for air, not completely winded.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nab the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones that wrap your ears in plush comfort while adaptive noise canceling dials the world down to a whisper at 21% off.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Drama, there’s the second season of Squid Game, which returned with a whisper as compared to the blaring horns of its breakthrough first season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Or flesh—notice the tiny worker huffing up the steps in the top right.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Adding in a motor has made cargo bikes much more workable for those riders who would like the convenience and capacity of a cargo bike but have hesitated in the past due to their own physical condition and the prospect of huffing a cargo bike up hills or across town.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There were murmurs that Musk would be filing a 'confidential' financial disclosure report, but a confidential report is only permissible where the SGE serves for less than 60 days, and regardless, there is still no evidence that Musk filed anything.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Despite some murmurs about The White Lotus losing its bite—or at least taking its sweet time to return—the HBO show proved its staying power in a big way.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some may have trouble breathing, and patients have been known to break their ribs due to the severity of the force associated with coughing.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Florida breathed a little bit easier after that and locked the game down the rest of the way in its 6-3 win over Tampa Bay in Game 5 at Amalie Arena to clinch the first-round playoff series and continue the Panthers’ quest to defend their Stanley Cup title.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Gus wandered up to my husband wagging his tail and snorting with excitement.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes people are aspiring to be more productive or to stay awake, but the drugs are also used recreationally, and can produce a high by swallowing, smoking or snorting the medication — or injecting it into the bloodstream.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The dog should be allowed to approach the child in their own time, to sniff and explore, and parents should ensure the puppy is comfortable before allowing your child to rub them.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, the Hollywood icon — who calls Ocala, Fla., home — posted an innocent photo of his dog sniffing a Lindt rabbit wrapped in gold foil.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg’s regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The audience thought his moans were all part of the act.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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