soughed

Definition of soughednext
past tense of sough
as in sighed
to take in and let out a deep audible breath or to make a similar sound all night long the patient was soughing in her sleep

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Verb
  • Emma looked at the phone in his hand and sighed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There are no steroids in baseball, only players Chuck Norris has breathed on.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Based on our current understanding, the TRD Hammer’s engine will be breathed on slightly.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Frozen-looking surfers still in their wetsuits huffed past us from a secluded point break.
    Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Her brothers and sisters all gasped.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The View's audience gasped at the observation, which Haines strongly countered.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Soughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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