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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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
people have always been sighing for the "good old days"
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Recent Examples of sigh
Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The flight attendant sighed, took a step back without leaving the scene, busied himself with brushing invisible crumbs off his uniform.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But fans quickly caught on to the joke, letting out sighs on relief in the comments.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Above them, burned forever in my memory, a sighing woman in white, legs bound, reclines on top of a pillar.
—Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The flight attendant sighed, took a step back without leaving the scene, busied himself with brushing invisible crumbs off his uniform.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
Libra’s ruler, Venus, will also station direct in Pisces on the same day, bringing a sigh of relief and significant revelations.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But fans quickly caught on to the joke, letting out sighs on relief in the comments.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sigh
Noun
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The base dropped to the ground to gasps from the crowd.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Audible gasps then nervous laughter can be heard in the crowd as the vice president recovered the trophy's base from the ground and put it back together with the help of two of the players, including running back TreVeyon Henderson.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nab the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless headphones that wrap your ears in plush comfort while adaptive noise canceling dials the world down to a whisper at 21% off.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Drama, there’s the second season of Squid Game, which returned with a whisper as compared to the blaring horns of its breakthrough first season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There were murmurs that Musk would be filing a 'confidential' financial disclosure report, but a confidential report is only permissible where the SGE serves for less than 60 days, and regardless, there is still no evidence that Musk filed anything.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Despite some murmurs about The White Lotus losing its bite—or at least taking its sweet time to return—the HBO show proved its staying power in a big way.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg’s regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The audience thought his moans were all part of the act.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Any time a leaf rustles in the outfield, the AI picks it up.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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There are footsteps and rustles — is that a door closing?—
Amelia Nierenberg,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sigh. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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