as in to gasp
to take in and let out a deep audible breath or to make a similar sound
Mom always used to sigh loudly whenever she found a mess on the floor—which was often a breeze sighed through the leaves
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Recent Examples of sigh
Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Brady and Lark are sigh back together and siiiighhhhh full speed ahead.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Markets heaved a sigh of relief and made sharp turnarounds on the news.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Jude Bellingham sighed and looked up to the sky — goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and centre-back Eder Militao had already suffered the same injury that campaign (Militao is currently out with an ACL injury).
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Brady and Lark are sigh back together and siiiighhhhh full speed ahead.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Homeless advocacy groups in Central Florida breathed a heavy sigh of relief after the Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded its unprecedented order to freeze all federal grant funding.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Markets heaved a sigh of relief and made sharp turnarounds on the news.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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Followers of the Ferrari market have likely gasped at the premiums paid for six-speed versions of 21st-century models typically equipped with the F1 transmission, such as the 575M Maranello or 599 GTB.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Is your computer gasping for breath, drowning in a sea of photos, documents and random downloads?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Nas’ rising crescendo of hope versus Kendrick’s whispers erupts into roars of cultural resentment as shown through the skits performed last night.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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When powerful people enter the story, the whisper turns into heart-wrenching screams.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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There have been murmurs around the league about potential radical changes to the NBA’s rulebook — ranging from eliminating the corner three to adding a four-point line or even reducing the number of free throws awarded on three-point shooting fouls from three to two.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Her voice was comforting and faintly apologetic; a murmur a person might use to inform a kitten that its illness is terminal.—
Caity Weaver,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When used, the inmate breathes pure nitrogen gas through a mask that displaces the oxygen in their system, depriving them of air.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The largely 20- and 30-something audience was quite lovely and respectful toward the band and toward other audience members, giving folks room to breathe and enjoy themselves despite the packed main floor.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Joe Biden's buried in my backyard after snorting cocaine during the Revolutionary War of 1812.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Once the character goes full psychopath, Wahlberg is all nose hole, snorting and snarling like a bull preparing to charge.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Think outside the box, or rather, the sarcophagus, and take your crush to the closest museum to sniff the mummies.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s no doubt who’s getting the call when the Eagles sniff the goal line.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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