sigh (s )v. sighed, sigh·ing, sighs v.intr. 1. a. To exhale audibly in a long deep breath, as in weariness or relief. b. To emit a similar sound: willows sighing in the wind. 2. To feel longing or grief; yearn: sighing for their lost youth. v.tr. 1. To express with or as if with an audible exhalation. 2. Archaic To lament. n. The act or sound of sighing. [Middle English sighen, probably back-formation from sighte, past tense of siken, to sigh, from Old English s can.]sigh  er n. |
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