as in huffed
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 sighed
Emma looked at the phone in his hand and sighed.
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Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in eastern Bosnia.
—Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
That the trio’s affection often expresses itself in frustrated shouts, sighed exasperation or muted defeat, has become part of the bargain for 38-year-old Anna, who takes care of and is cared for by her parents (Victor Slezak as Dad and Marceline Hugot as Mom).
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
The officer whose bodycam recorded the shooting audibly sighed after the gunshot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet in some corners of the Internet, Fuentes is as sighed over as Timothée Chalamet.
—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Naroditsky sighed, looking skeptical.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Immediately after the verdict was read, Banegas’ family members sighed in relief.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in eastern Bosnia.
—Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
That the trio’s affection often expresses itself in frustrated shouts, sighed exasperation or muted defeat, has become part of the bargain for 38-year-old Anna, who takes care of and is cared for by her parents (Victor Slezak as Dad and Marceline Hugot as Mom).
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
The officer whose bodycam recorded the shooting audibly sighed after the gunshot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Yet in some corners of the Internet, Fuentes is as sighed over as Timothée Chalamet.
—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 17 Jan. 2026
Naroditsky sighed, looking skeptical.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Immediately after the verdict was read, Banegas’ family members sighed in relief.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sighed
Verb
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On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.—
Alice Gregory,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Her brothers and sisters all gasped.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The View's audience gasped at the observation, which Haines strongly countered.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Their music breathed its fire into the room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While police have not determined how long the girls had been buried at that location, the man whose dog sniffed them out told a local television station that the mound of dirt under which one of the bodies was found had been there at least a week.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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On the next play, Patriots rookie Craig Woodson sniffed out a trick play and dropped the ball carrier on an end around for a loss of five.—
February 9,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Sighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sighed. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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