- verbsigh (verb) · sighs (third person present) · sighed (past tense) · sighed (past participle) · sighing (present participle)
- emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling:"Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief" · "“I'm in a bit of a mess,” Elaine sighed"
- (of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling a sigh:"a breeze made the treetops sigh"
- literary(sigh for)feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant):"he sighed for days gone by"
nounsigh (noun) · sighs (plural noun)- a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling:"she let out a long sigh of despair" · "when the aircraft touched down I breathed a sigh of relief"
- a gentle sound resembling a sigh, especially one made by the wind:"except for the sigh of the wind, it was very quiet"
OriginMiddle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling:
- (of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling a sigh:
- feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant):
noun- a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.The meaning of SIGH is to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief).www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sighto 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.www.dictionary.com/browse/sighSIGH meaning: 1 : to take in and let out a long, loud breath in a way that shows you are bored, disappointed, relieved, etc.; 2 : to make a sound like sighingwww.britannica.com/dictionary/sighMeaning of sigh in English sigh verb [ I ] uk / saɪ / us / saɪ / Add to word list B2 to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sigh
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