soughed

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
  • Andy sighed, shuddering between them.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Masters sighed and readjusted himself in his seat before answering.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The air breathed by the Crawleys and their loyal staff continues to be thick with change as the saga picks back up in 1930.
    Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some exchanges were breathtaking — to them, certainly, and to those in the stands who gasped at the power during longer points.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Soughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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