suspiration

Definition of suspirationnext

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Noun
  • Through some convoluted changes of hands, the property’s current investors rescued and reimagined the remains of a previously defunct resort to give us Ocean Casino Resort in all its glory as a sigh of relief for this prime Boardwalk location.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • In the clubhouse, there was a collective sigh of relief.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • There’s something about the ones that are surprising, as Jimmy says, that makes an audience actually gasp-laugh.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • Except this time there’s a physical component involved that involves, gasp, a human being actually having to enter Heard’s office to procure vital information.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • In a world where most conversations take the form of cautious whispers, information degrades quickly.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • With a whisper of mineral notes, Ford’s was a bracingly hefty gin with impressive structure.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
    Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.
    Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • From inside the Old Pilgrim, the murmur of voices sounded like a television show streaming in another room.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • The famous voice occasionally softens into a murmur.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her stomach made an audible gurgle.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a distant forest, the monument to his reckless fretwork rustles in the treetops and hums with beehives like the watts in a worn, weary amp burning, crackling for release.
    Tyehimba Jess, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Everything is quiet apart from the rustle of leaves and the gentle murmur of voices from the bar.
    Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The first seven minutes are a beatless drift of gas-canister hiss, intended to symbolize the sound of a baby emerging into the world.
    Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
  • Apple's implementation is natural and consistent, without the hiss introduced by Bose and Sony.
    Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Suspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiration. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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