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sighed

VERB

breathe out heavily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cry exhale gasp groan howl moan murmur sob whisper whistle

STRONG

blow complain grieve lament pant respire roar sorrow sough suspire wheeze whine

Antonyms

STRONG

be happy delight praise

WEAK

dislike hate

VERB

long for

Synonyms

STRONG

ache crave dream hanker hunger languish lust mourn pine suspire thirst yearn

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate

Example Sentences

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"We sighed with relief - strikes act like a firebreak."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“When you get old, they push you aside,” he sighed.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

"Yeah -- to a certain extent," she sighed as she eyed groceries in a Pennsylvania food bank.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

She’s half joking, but Embury sighed when she listed the foods Elliott and Charlotte, 8 and 6, regularly request.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Gran closed her eyes and sighed, as if talking about my parents took great amounts of energy.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff