Sekirov Dictionary

sigh

/saɪ/

verb 6
noun 3
exclamation 1
forms 6
phrases 2

verb6

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to draw in a deep breath and let it out again in one long sound that shows you are tired or sad
- When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.
- He sighed. It was going to be a long night.
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To make a sound like sighing.
- The wind sighed in the trees.
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To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
- She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.
- She sighed her relief when she found her missing toddler.
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To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
- "I guess I have no choice," she sighed.
- She sighed her frustrations.
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To lament; to grieve.
- He sighed deeply in his spirit. — 1611
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To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- Ages to come, and men unborn, / Shall bless her name, and sigh her fate. — 1695

noun3

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A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
- To Pollyanna the air was all the more stifling after that cool breath of the out of doors; but she did not complain. She only drew a long quivering sigh. — 1913
(figurative) a manifestation of grief; a lament.
(slang) A person who is bored.

exclamation1

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An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
- Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.

forms

sighed · sighedst · sighing · sigheth · sighs · sighest

Phrases with sigh

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