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Definition of Sigh
1. Noun. An utterance made by exhaling audibly.
2. Verb. Heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily. "She sighed sadly"
Generic synonyms: Breathe, Respire, Suspire, Take A Breath
Derivative terms: Suspiration
3. Noun. A sound like a person sighing. "She heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
4. Verb. Utter with a sigh.
Definition of Sigh
1. v. i. 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. v. t. To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
3. n. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.
Definition of Sigh
1. Noun. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. ¹
2. Noun. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament. ¹
3. Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) A person who is bored. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) 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, frustration, or the like. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To lament; to grieve. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To experience an emotion associated with sighing. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To make a sound like sighing. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To exhale (the breath) in sighs. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive archaic) To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. (rfex) ¹
12. Interjection. An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sigh
1. to let out a sigh (a deep, audible breath) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Sigh
1. 1. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing. "I could drive the boat with my sighs." (Shak) 2. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lanent. "With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite." (Milton) Origin: OE. Sigh; cf. OE. Sik. See Sigh. 1. To exhale (the breath) in sighs. "Never man sighed truer breath." (Shak) 2. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. "Ages to come, and men unborn, Shall bless her name, and sigh her fate." (Pior) 3. To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs. "They . . . Sighed forth proverbs." (Shak) "The gentle swain . . . Sighs back her grief." (Hoole) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sigh
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