| v. i. | 1. | 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. | Hence, to lament; to grieve. | |
| 3. | To make a sound like sighing. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To exhale (the breath) in sighs. |
| 2. | To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. | |
| 3. | To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs. | |
| n. | 1. | A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing. |
| 2. | Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan ent. |
| Noun | 1. | sigh - an utterance made by exhaling audibly Synonyms: suspiration |
| 2. | sigh - a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees" | |
| Verb | 1. | sigh - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" Synonyms: suspire |
| 2. | sigh - utter with a sigh |
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