Sigh - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |saɪ|  American pronunciation of the word sigh
Brit.  |saɪ|  British pronunciation of the word sigh

noun

- an utterance made by exhaling audibly
- a sound like a person sighing
she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees

verb

- heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily (syn: suspire)
She sighed sadly
- utter with a sigh

Extra examples

He sighed with relief when he saw that he passed the test.

The wind sighed through the trees.

“I may never see my old home again,” she sighed.

Any woman sighs for a man.

It's no good sighing over a failure, it is better to start again.

'Well, there's nothing we can do about it now,' she sighed.

Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply.

He sighed with despair at the thought of all the opportunities he had missed.

The wind sighed in the trees.

She let out a sigh of impatience.

Laura shrugged, and gave a heavy sigh.

We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard they were safe.

What are you sighing about?

She sighed sadly

...the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sigh
he/she/it: sighs
present participle: sighing
past tense: sighed
past participle: sighed
noun
singular: sigh
plural: sighs
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