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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Recent Examples of sighs
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Worthington sighs at the suggestion.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sighs
Noun
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Long before tweets could topple reputations, whispers did the job just fine—sometimes with deadlier precision.—
Oriel FeldmanHall,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Among staffers, whispers of the deal have generated only confusion.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The menu circles the room to appreciative murmurs.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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On play two, Moore sniffs out the reverse from deep alignment, takes a sharp angle to the ball and makes the open-field stop.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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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
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The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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“Sighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sighs. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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