as in sighing
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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Watch On As every streaming platform inevitably becomes like linear TV and offers up more commercials than common sense, we're left sighing at the 360 that society has taken.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026 -
There are nearly two hundred people standing there, looking around and sighing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Older Oura Rings can already check breathing regularity, so this mostly expands the window of data evaluated to provide a broader view of patterns.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Sharp, a mother of three, is constantly up, checking to make sure Cambrie is breathing.—
Marina Kopf,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The tail end of the aforementioned second act does address some of the novel’s darkness with an abrupt tonal shift that left Tuesday’s audience gasping in horror, rather than glee.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who caught a fourth quarter touchdown from Drake Maye in the Super Bowl, suffered an injury scare during the softball game hosted by Maye when comedian Matt Rife rolled up on Stevenson's leg during a rundown that had Patriots fans gasping for air.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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“Soughing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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