suspiration

noun

Definition of suspirationnext
as in sigh

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  1. sigh
  2. gasp
  3. whisper
  4. murmur
  5. rustle
Noun
  • The man in the room announces his presence with a heavy sigh.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Hope King Oct 30, 2024 - Economy Amid AI spending surge, Alphabet delivers on core products Alphabet's strong third quarter triggered a sigh of relief among investors who remain just as focused on the company's core products as its ballooning AI investments.
    Hope King, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of sigh
Noun
  • The gasps kept coming as fans turned to their phones to keep watching clips of the reception.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The artwork’s success hinges entirely on how it’s received: the gasps, the laughs, the debates.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of gasp
Noun
  • In a glancing sense, for me, there are whispers of the Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman musical Follies in The Last Showgirl.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The Kimberley is a truly wild place, where human history is merely a whisper over millennia.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024
  • Hinchcliffe said, prompting murmurs and scattered boos from the crowd.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of murmur
Noun
  • Leaves that cling to deciduous trees, or rustle in heaps at their trunks, make do with subtle shades of brown.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
  • All around them, acorns pinball to the forest floor as leaves rustle in the mid-September wind.
    Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of rustle
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“Suspiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiration. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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