soughs

Definition of soughsnext
present tense third-person singular of sough
as in sighs
to take in and let out a deep audible breath or to make a similar sound all night long the patient was soughing in her sleep

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sighs
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  • No subtle sighs about the laundry pile.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Soughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soughs. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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