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
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
Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Everybody at that point took a collective sigh of relief.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
In a 2023 study, Richards and colleagues found that Australia’s 3-million-year-old Pliocene shorelines had ridden the slow heave and sigh of Earth’s mantle, and that accounting for that vertical motion resulted in lower estimates for ancient sea levels.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Everybody at that point took a collective sigh of relief.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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When visitors enter and see the massive aircraft, slightly tilted to give the illusion of takeoff and framed by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Simi Valley hills, their first reaction is to gasp, Trulio said.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Occasionally a voice would gasp at the window.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Every offseason, the whispers of PGA Tour stars defecting to LIV Golf swirl like clockwork.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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This could trigger everything from whispers and misunderstandings to grudges that resurface in the group chat.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nitrous oxide powers whip cream canisters and sedates patients in dentists’ offices, but huffing it for fun can lead to addiction, injury and death.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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As Jarcovjáková travels from the former Czechoslovakia to Japan and West Berlin, navigating rejection and the lives of various lovers, the murmurs of voices, quiet footsteps and hums of crowded rooms accompany her striking black-and-white photography.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The family prepared for the health complications that can come with a cat with a heart murmur — veterinarian visits, monitoring and extra love and care.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And labor scholar Hamilton Nolan reminds us to breathe, and take the (rare) win.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taking a moment to breathe could save your savings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Grabbing a $20 bill, Robertson had the assistant snort three lines of coke — which eventually did the trick.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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About two weeks after Skaggs died, Mead received a call from a former employee who told Mead that Kay had admitted being in the room with Skaggs and seeing the pitcher snort drugs prior to his death.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now the babble about them is back.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mesopotamian corpses, stirred by the babble of trade, wander the halls wrapped in shrouds of extravagant malice.—
David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Several reports over the last few weeks had the Broncos sniffing around at offensive additions, primarily at wide receiver.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Ovechkin puck would likely garner a pretty penny, if not now, then sometime in the future, as no other active NHL player is sniffing around 700 career goals.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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