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   sigh

   /sʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar: "Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief" Similar breathe outexhalegroanmoanrare:suspire
   • ▪ (of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling a sigh: "a breeze made the treetops sigh" Similar rustlewhispermurmursough
   • ▪ feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant): "he sighed for days gone by" Similar yearnlongpineachelanguishcarry a torchgrieve overcry/weep for/overfret aboutshed tears forbemoanruemissmournlamentregret the loss/absence ofhanker for/aftereat one's heart out overhunger/thirst forcry out forpant forcravehave a yen fordream of

   noun

   • 1. a long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar: "she let out a long sigh of despair"
   • ▪ a gentle sound resembling a sigh, especially one made by the wind: "except for the sigh of the wind, it was very quiet"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSIGH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.: She sighed deeply and sat down. [ + speech ] "I wish he was here," she sighed (= she said with a sigh). If the wind sighs, it makes a long, soft sound as it moves through trees: I lay on my back, listening to the sound of the wind sighing in the trees.

   • English (US)

     to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness,...

   • Znaczenie Sigh, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     sigh definicja: 1. to breathe out slowly and noisily,...

   • Sigh: Polish Translation

     SIGH translate: wzdychać, wzdychać, wzdychać, westchnienie....

   • Sigh: Thai Translation

     sigh translate: ถอนหายใจ, คร่ำครวญ, การถอนหายใจ. Learn more...

   • Sigh: French Translation

     SIGH translate: soupirer, pousser un soupir, soupir...

   • Sigh: Japanese Translation

     SIGH translate: ため息をつく, ため息（いき）をつく, ため息（いき）. Learn more in...

   • Sigh: Catalan Translation

     sigh translate: sospirar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Sigh: Russian Translation

     SIGH translate: вздыхать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › sighSIGH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Sigh definition: to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.. See examples of SIGH used in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sighSigh Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SIGH is to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief). How to use sigh in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSIGH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySIGH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.: She sighed deeply and sat down. [ + speech ] "I wish he was here," she sighed (= she said with a sigh). If the wind sighs, it makes a long, soft sound as it moves through trees: I lay on my back, listening to the sound of the wind sighing in the trees. Fewer examples.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sighSigh - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The sound that you make when you exhale loudly to show frustration, boredom, or relief is called a sigh. No matter how much you sigh during your family's annual car trip to the Grand Canyon, your dad won't drive any faster. Something that sounds like a human sigh is also called a sigh.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sighSigh - definition of sigh by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief. 2. to yearn or long; pine. 3. to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind. v.t. 4. to express or utter with a sigh. 5. to lament with sighing. n. 6. the act or sound of sighing.