sigh
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sigh
(sī)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 sīcan.]
sigh′er n.
sigh
(saɪ)vb
1. (intr) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc
2. (intr) to make a sound resembling this: trees sighing in the wind.
3. (often foll by: for) to yearn, long, or pine
4. (tr) to utter or express with sighing
n
the act or sound of sighing
[Old English sīcan, of obscure origin]
ˈsigher n
sigh
(saɪ)v.i.
1. to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
2. to yearn or long; pine.
3. to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind.
v.t. 4. to express or utter with a sigh.
5. to lament with sighing.
n. 6. the act or sound of sighing.
[1250–1300; back formation from Middle English sihte sighed, past tense of siken, sichen, Old English sīcan to sigh]
sigh′er, n.
sigh
Past participle: sighed
Gerund: sighing
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Noun | 1. | ![]() utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
2. | sigh - a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | |
Verb | 1. | sigh - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
2. | sigh - utter with a sigh |
sigh
verb
1. breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire (archaic) Dad sighed and stood up.
noun
1. exhalation, moan, groan She heaved a weary sigh.
sigh for something or someone long for, yearn for, pine for, mourn for, languish over, eat your heart out over sighing for the good old days
sigh
verbnounTranslations
تَنَهُّديَتَنَهَّدُيَتَنَهَّد، يَتَحَسَّريَقولُ مُتَنَهِّداًتنهد
povzdechvzdychatvzdychnout si
suksukke
huokaistahuokaussurkutellahuoahdushuoata
uzdahuzdahnuti
sóhajtsóhajtozva elpanaszol
andvarp, stunaandvarpastynja
ため息ため息をつく
한숨한숨 쉬다
atodūsisatsidūsėtiatsidusimasdūsautidūsavimas
izdvestnopūstiesnopūtateikt ar nopūtu
povzdychvzdychaťvzdychnúť si
vzdihvzdihniti
sucksucka
การถอนหายใจถอนหายใจ
iç çekmeiç çekmekiç geçirmekof çekmekahlamak
thở dàitiếng thở dài
sigh
n (of person) → Seufzer m; (of wind, = murmur) → Säuseln nt no pl; (= moan) → Seufzen nt no pl (liter); a sigh of relief → ein Seufzer m → der Erleichterung ? breathe
vi → seufzen; (wind, = murmur) → säuseln; (= moan) → seufzen (liter); to sigh with relief → erleichtert aufatmen; to sigh with pleasure → vor Vergnügen seufzen; to sigh for somebody/something → sich nach jdm/etw sehnen
vt → seufzen
sigh
(sai) verb1. to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc. She sighed with exasperation.
2. to say, or express, with sighs. `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.
noun an act of sighing.
heave a sigh to sigh. She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse.