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sigh
[ sahy ]
verb (used without object)
- to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
- to yearn or long; pine.
- to make a sound suggesting a sigh:
sighing wind.
verb (used with object)
- to express or utter with a sigh.
- to lament with sighing.
noun
- the act or sound of sighing.
sigh
/ saɪ /
verb
- intr to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc
- intr to make a sound resembling this
trees sighing in the wind
- introften foll byfor to yearn, long, or pine
- tr to utter or express with sighing
noun
- the act or sound of sighing
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Derived Forms
- ˈsigher, noun
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Other Words From
- sigher noun
- outsigh verb (used with object)
- un·sighing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sigh1
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Example Sentences
Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.
But Lomax can heave a small sigh of relief, at least for now: Legislative reform to the 1033 program will not happen in 2014.
“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
Punctuating his comment with a loud sigh, Hart adds: “You have to live with that, you know?”
When the Child Model Act was signed into law, model rights activists such as myself sounded a collective sigh of relief.
And now I can recall that his eyes closed, and from his lips I caught a sigh, and then he rolled to the floor.
“Well, I hope he does,” sighed Sol, the sigh being breathed to give expression of what remained unspoken.
"I wish the old homes of England had electric lights," thought Miss Otis, with a sigh.
For hours the gray man would sit on a tombstone, while Black Sheep read epitaphs, and then with a sigh would stump home again.
"I fear, squire, hers is not a bodily affection," said Mrs. Dodd with a deep sigh.
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