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1. (v.i.) sigh
to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
2. sigh
to yearn or long; pine.
3. sigh
to make a sound suggesting a sigh:
sighing wind.
4. (v.t.) sigh
to express or utter with a sigh.
5. sigh
to lament with sighing.
6. (n.) sigh
the act or sound of sighing.
Etymology: (1250–1300; back formation from ME sihte sighed, past tense of siken, sichen, OE sīcan to sigh)
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| Definition of 'sigh' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sigh, suspiration
an utterance made by exhaling audibly
2. (verb) sigh
a sound like a person sighing
"she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
3. (verb) sigh, suspire
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
"She sighed sadly"
4. (verb) sigh
utter with a sigh
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1. (verb) sigh
to breathe out noisily when you are sad, tired, bored, relieved, etc.
He sighed in frustration.
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| Definition of 'sigh' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) sigh
to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the like
2. (verb) sigh
hence, to lament; to grieve
3. (verb) sigh
to make a sound like sighing
4. (verb) sigh
to exhale (the breath) in sighs
5. (verb) sigh
to utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over
6. (verb) sigh
to express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs
7. (verb) sigh
a deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing
8. (verb) sigh
figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan/ent
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Sense: to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc
She sighed with exasperation.
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 Afrikaans: sug |
 Arabic: يَتَنَهَّد، يَتَحَسَّر |
 Bulgarian: въздишамъхвам |
 Brazilian: suspirar |
 Czech: vzdychnout si |
 German: seufzen |
 Danish: sukke |
 Greek: αναστενάζω |
 Spanish: suspirar |
 Estonian: ohkama |
 Farsi: آه كشيدن |
 Finnish: huokaista |
 French: soupirer |
 Hebrew: לְהֵיאָנַח |
 Hindi: आह भरना |
 Croatian: uzdahnuti |
 Hungarian: sóhajt |
 Indonesian: menghela napas |
 Icelandic: andvarpa |
 Italian: sospirare |
 Japanese: ため息をつく |
 Korean: 한숨 쉬다 |
 Lithuanian: atsidusti |
 Latvian: nopūsties |
 Malay: mengeluh |
 Dutch: zuchten |
 Norwegian: sukke, trekke et sukk |
 Polish: wzdychać |
 Persian: آه كشيدن |
 Pashto: اوسيلى كول، اوسيلل، سوړ ا |
 Portuguese: suspirar |
 Romanian: a ofta |
 Russian: вздыхать |
 Slovak: vzdychnúť si |
 Slovenian: vzdihovati |
 Serbian: uzdahnuti |
 Swedish: sucka |
 Thai: ถอนหายใจ |
 Turkish: iç çekmek, göğüs geçirmek |
 Taiwanese: 嘆息，嘆氣 |
 Ukrainian: зітхати |
 Urdu: آہ بھرنا |
 Vietnamese: thở dài |
 Chinese: 叹气，叹息 |
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