suspiration

Definition of suspirationnext

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Noun
  • After months of uncertainty, the people of the Gulf region can, potentially, breathe a sigh of relief, and global markets look set to be boosted by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • For many, though, the response to the announcement was a sigh of resignation.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Dreams of Violets was made in about two months for just $2,000—a figure that made one audience member audibly gasp.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • Sunsets after the rain make everyone audibly gasp, the ivory linens are heavy and soft, and the soap is custom-made by the famed French perfumer Fragonard.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Those whispers turned into roars in the bottom of the fifth inning when PCA sent a screamer down the first-base line and cruised into second for a double.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Supportive leaders use that higher vantage point to warn, way find, and whisper.
    Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 June 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
  • The crowd of supporters didn't cheer, exactly – rather, a murmur ran through the crowd.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • The stadium, packed to the brim with more than 82,000 fans, reverberated with stunned murmurs as Morocco’s Ismael Saibari snuck behind a distracted Brazil defense and chipped home a beautiful goal over goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s head to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 June 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
  • All were filled with Chenier’s murmuring accordion, the rustle of a washboard player and slinky grooves.
    Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • 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
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“Suspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiration. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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