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verb

ˈsī How to pronounce sigh (audio)
Definition of sighnext
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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noun

as in gasp

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Recent Examples of sigh
Verb
Rabbi Eli Schlanger leaned back in his chair, sighed and grinned like a kid. — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Noun
Jules Kounde appeared to take another arm to the face late on, while Didier Deschamps, the French coach, repeatedly looked over to the opposition dugout with a sigh. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026 For example, the mirror behavior, the sigh before putting on a swimsuit, or the comment about not being able to eat something because of their diet. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
  1. gasp
  2. whisper
  3. huff
  4. murmur
  5. breathe
  6. gurgle
  7. snort
  8. babble
Verb
  • Warning signs worth flagging to a doctor include loud snoring, gasping for air during sleep, severe daytime fatigue, persistent low mood, rapid heart rate and unexplained weight changes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
  • Gauff and Muchová had the crowd gasping in the thick heat through the tiebreak, which produced some of the most electric shots of what had already been a tense match.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of gasp
Noun
  • But even within the movie’s powerful melodrama sits a secondary tale of fascistic process, one that speaks truth to power through implication and whisper.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • We're used to seeing the Galaxy Z Fold in a tall-and-skinny chassis, but this time around, whispers are growing louder about a new passport-style shape that's more reminiscent of the first-generation Google Pixel Fold.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of whisper
Verb
  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of huff
Noun
  • For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Happy murmurs moved through the room whenever the Tour passed a place someone recognised, turning the stage into a shared travelogue.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of murmur
Verb
  • Cities breathe a little easier, celebrated museums and archaeological sites can be explored without long lines, local restaurants return to serving their own communities, and the pace becomes noticeably more relaxed.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • Paramount+ delivered the main full trailer for season 4 on June 15, 2026, and it’s packed with dinosaurs, cowboys, horses, space storms, dreams, nightmares, fire-breathing dragons, haunted spaceships, and hallucinatory pleasure planets.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of breathe
Noun
  • There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.
    — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her stomach made an audible gurgle.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of gurgle
Verb
  • And that says nothing of its snort-like laughs, which reminded me too much of the huffs and puffs of the ride’s donkeys.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • There's a laugh-until-you-snort scene in which Harry gets an alien bug inside of him.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of snort
Noun
  • Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of babble

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