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present tense third-person singular of sigh
as in huffs
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

plural of sigh

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Noun
  • While an insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that there have been whispers of another woman, TMZ was first to report that the country star may already be involved with someone else.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Early whispers of possibly being in the mix as a potential sixth man of the year candidate are tossed around.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The menu circles the room to appreciative murmurs.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the past, doctors were probably better at listening to heart murmurs, or at feeling the liver.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At first, the curious canine sniffs a paw, but soon follows the trail straight to the source—the black dog's ear.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hired by Leo's sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley), Detective Bali sniffs out the winding secrets of the powerful Vardakis family, unraveling a crime of passion.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mixed with heartfelt moments and heartbreak, Crouch’s performance breathes life into a saga set in small-town America.
    AudioFile Magazine September 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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