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
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
At one time, the vice president turned and seemingly sighed at something the two men were laughing about.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
But his energy one morning gave her a sigh of relief.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
At one time, the vice president turned and seemingly sighed at something the two men were laughing about.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
The moody interior color palette is like a big, happy sigh—couple that with the sound of a light rainfall for some wedding ASMR.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
But his energy one morning gave her a sigh of relief.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Verb
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The crowd was left gasping in shock when the woman surprisingly began giving the berries live tongue action without hesistation.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The second clip teased the level of gore fans can expect from the film, with a scene of bloody child endangerment that made multiple audience members gasped and looked away.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The genetic testing company that once held the vision of unlocking the secrets of our DNA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its valuation whittled down to a whisper of its former $6 billion peak.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Related article High anxiety and whispers of a conclave: How the Vatican is dealing with Pope Francis’ hospitalization Alfieri, who led the team at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, said the decision to continue with treatment was made by Francis’ nurse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Or flesh—notice the tiny worker huffing up the steps in the top right.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Adding in a motor has made cargo bikes much more workable for those riders who would like the convenience and capacity of a cargo bike but have hesitated in the past due to their own physical condition and the prospect of huffing a cargo bike up hills or across town.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And while manager Greg Vanney doesn’t really have enough options to consider dropping Reus from his XI at the moment, there were murmurs about a percieved lack of effort in Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat to St. Louis City.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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But film editing is an often invisible line of work, and this year it’s unfortunately made even more invisible by the murmurs on whether Gascón will show up.—
Melissah Yang,
refinery29.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While the evidence does not support the use of cinnamon tea for nausea and vomiting, people who drink the tea do breathe in cinnamon vapors along with ingesting cinnamon and may experience similar results.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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The topper, incorporating wool and horsehair, allows the mattress to breathe, as opposed to foam mattresses.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes people are aspiring to be more productive or to stay awake, but the drugs are also used recreationally, and can produce a high by swallowing, smoking or snorting the medication — or injecting it into the bloodstream.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Directly opposite the Pendry stands the notorious Riot House Bar (now Andaz West Hollywood) where Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones snorted and cavorted in the ’60s and ’70s.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bring your dog to sniff out eggs filled with treats!—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Also, sniff for lychee, pistachio, bergamot, and Turkish rose.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside Online,
20 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 2025.
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