Thesaurus results for SIGHED

sighed

verb

past tense of sigh

as in huffed

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 sighed With that, the Australian reporters sighed and smiled and the underdog-loving fans here likely will as well. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But Taylor eventually sighed and launched into an answer on his own. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Yet another review of EAR audio found that people who sighed frequently were not necessarily burdened by negative emotions. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 Rabbi Eli Schlanger leaned back in his chair, sighed and grinned like a kid. — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Sapphire sighed and kicked the covers down around our feet. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Seeing her dad’s handwriting, Lally sighed. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026

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Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.

— Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

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During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Same lethal drug, different outcomes After the pentobarbital was administered Wednesday night, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped, the AP reported, before making snoring sounds that grew quiet within 30 seconds.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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