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sigh English

Meaning sigh meaning

What does sigh mean?
Definitions in simple English

sigh Verb

— When someone sighs, they take a big breath and breathe out in a relaxed way because they feel relieved or disappointed. She wasn't happy about what happened, but she sighed and accepted it.

sigh Noun

— A sigh is when someone sighs. When the car didn't hit him, she breathed a sigh of relief.

sigh

— verb heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily She sighed sadly — noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly — verb utter with a sigh — noun a sound like a person sighing she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees

Synonyms sigh synonyms

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sigh English » English

groan moan breathe lament suspiration gasp drone breath suspire purr pant deep breath alas admire yearn yawn sighing mutter long for long heave have a rest exclaim whisper whir wailing wail vibrate t sough sock sob sighing in grief sigh deeply rustle rumble roar reverberate rest regret rage out of breath oh well oh dear noisy murmur make noise long breath intone heave a sigh of grief

Topics sigh topics

What do people use sigh to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Person Body functions

Breathe, breath
Person Body condition

Tired
Person Life Die

Mourn

Conjugation sigh conjugation

How do you conjugate sigh?

sigh · verb

Examples sigh examples

How do I use sigh in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He gave a deep sigh of relief.
A sigh fell from her lips.
I could not but sigh when I heard the news.
He gave a deep sigh.
Informed of their safety, the premier breathed a sigh of relief.
She gave out a sigh of relief.
She heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the good news.
Tom gave a sigh.
Tom let out a sigh of relief.
Tom gave a sigh of content.
Everybody in the room let out a sigh of relief.
We all breathed a sigh of relief.
Tom breathed a sigh of relief.
Don't sigh.
Don't sigh like that.

Movie subtitles

And thrice his head thus waving up and down. he raised a sigh so piteous and profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk and end his being.
What a sigh!
Sigh a little.
Then, with a long sigh, she's back.
Do not sigh, my child.
His adoring Romans sigh and remain content.
Why, then, do you sigh?
But then you come along, and take my last sigh from me.
Oh why? Why do you sigh for us?
Don't sigh and eat!
When I heard he was going to Kenya, I breathed a sigh of relief.
With the other she reached out as if groping for support. and with this long sigh. she collapsed in their arms.
What a sigh is there!
With a hope and a sigh, and a tear in your eye, everybody needs happiness, everybody needs love.
How about a big sigh of relief, Miss Larkin?
But all that comes out is a sigh.
Do not sigh, Christopher.
He lives for a sigh.
I'll, I'll, I live for a sigh.
I live for a sigh. I die for a kiss.
The great sigh.
Why do you sigh?
Why do you sigh so?
Do you frown, my dear, and sigh?
Do you frown, my Prince, and sigh?
You sigh like the end of summer.
Now, you needn't sigh.
He draw a sigh once.
Then, with a long sigh, she's back, looks at me brightly, doesn't even know she's been away.
I mean, c'mon, you're just a whistle, a sigh, a wisp.
Monday morning everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
I'll let out a sigh.
His snarl makes you sigh, but he cannot lie for he shall soon die.
Hear us when we sigh!
Let me hear your sigh of relief, the sound of daily vulgarity.
We enter this world with a cry. and we leave with a sigh.

News and current affairs

When he goes, dangerous elements on Wall Street will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief.
Should this be the outcome, European governments would breathe a sigh of relief.
But, despite Europe's collective sigh of relief, the compromise does not preclude the need for further tough negotiations on a new financial-assistance program that should be introduced by the end of June.
Most Italians breathed a collective sigh of relief that three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being replaced by a technocrat par excellence, former European Commissioner Mario Monti, a respected economist.
But those who breathed a sigh of relief at the weakening of Netanyahu's Likud and the country's extreme right-wing parties should be as anxious as ever.
At that point, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief.
PRINCETON - No doubt many people around the world, if not most, breathed a sigh of relief over the re-election of US President Barack Obama.
Europe's sigh of relief at the supposed end of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas pricing was audible here in Kyiv.
Some observers, fearing a rising China, will breathe a sigh of relief at its current difficulties.
When the Fed flinched at its mid-September policy meeting, they enjoyed a sigh-of-relief rally in their currencies and equity markets.
Indeed, those who fear the job-destroying and job-shifting power of automation should look upon the sharing economy and breathe a bit of a sigh of relief.
Of course, there are grounds for a sigh of relief.
The results elicited a nearly audible sigh of relief from Arab capitals, as well as from leaders in Europe and North America.
Policy wonks and interested Asians alike often say that when Republicans are in power in America, Asians breathe a confident sigh of relief.
When inflation fell, people eventually refinanced their mortgages at lower rates, breathed a sigh of relief, and started spending more.
There was a collective sigh of relief, financial markets stabilized, and industrial-production rebounded.
President Jacques Chirac's re-election incited a sigh of relief across France that is echoing around the world.

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