Sigh Definition
sī
sighed, sighing, sighs
verb
sighed, sighing, sighs
To take in and let out a long, deep, audible breath, esp. in expressing sorrow, relief, fatigue, longing, etc.
Webster's New World
To spend in sighing.
To sigh the day away.
Webster's New World
To make a sound like that of a sigh.
Trees sighing in the wind.
Webster's New World
To express with a sigh.
Webster's New World
To feel longing or grief; yearn or lament (for)
Webster's New World
noun
sighs
The act or sound of sighing.
Webster's New World
A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
Wiktionary
(Cockney rhyming slang) A person who is bored.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- suspiration
- suspiration.--v. suspire
- sough
- exhalation
- expression of sorrow
- deep breath
- whisper
- rustle
- sigh-of-relief
- susurrus
- susurration
- murmur
- mumble
interjection
An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.
Wiktionary
Origin of Sigh
Middle English sighen probably back-formation from sighte past tense of siken to sigh from Old English sīcan
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English sihen, from Old English sīcan
From Wiktionary
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