soughs

Definition of soughsnext
present tense third-person singular of sough
as in sighs
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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sighs
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  • Twice thwarted, Beth sighs, says yes, and gets on with the business of living.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The room sighs in relief a second later when Buckley reanimates, jerking and flailing like a soul possessed, grinning maniacally — all on purpose, inspired by the earlier veil snafu.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Soughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughs. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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