soughing

verb

present participle of sough
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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  1. sighing
  2. breathing
  3. gasping
Verb
  • By the 11th game of the third set, Keys was hitting herself in the head with her racket, taking her cap off and sighing deep breaths that were either meant to steady her or out of exasperation.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of sighing
Verb
  • About a minute later, Guardado began breathing heavily, followed by some sputtering and twitching.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • About a minute into the injection, Guardado began breathing heavily, followed by some sputtering and twitching that lasted about another minute.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of breathing
Verb
  • According to the arrest warrant, state police believe Ringquist first became separated from the truck on Polly Dan Road, where she was knocked to the ground and left gasping for air and sobbing.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • They were gassed, players gasping with the exertion of trying to run the Knicks out of their gym.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gasping
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“Soughing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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