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
  • From that day forward, everyone sighed and said what a year.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For example, steam from cooking or powders used in class can be breathed in and cause a reaction.
    Dr. Sonja O'Leary, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the Village Voice, where the Consumer Guide became one of the fabled alt-weekly’s go-to features from the ’70s through the ’90s, Christgau wrote like a possessed fan who breathed insight, making every capsule sound like a psychedelic sonnet.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 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
  • When Harari told the same story on The Daily Show, the audience gasped.
    Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • One of his teenage children gasped for air in the middle of the night.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Soughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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