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Meaning of 'Sigh'
Meaning of 'Sigh' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sigh 
[ v. i.]
- To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and
immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration,
especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue,
exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the like. [ v. i.]- Hence, to lament; to grieve.
- To make a sound like sighing.
- A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.
- Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan/ent.
2. Sigh [ v. t.]
- To exhale (the breath) in sighs. [ v. t.]- To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
Meaning of 'Sigh' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. sigh [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a sound like a person sighing
- a sound like a person sighing
Example in sentence:
- she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
2. sigh [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
- heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
Example in sentence:
- She sighed sadly
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