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sigh P0631750 (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) vb1. (intr) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc2. (intr) to make a sound resembling this: trees sighing in the wind. 3. (often foll by: for) to yearn, long, or pine4. (tr) to utter or express with sighingnthe act or sound of sighing[Old English sīcan, of obscure origin] ˈsigher nsigh (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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| I sigh | | you sigh | | he/she/it sighs | | we sigh | | you sigh | | they sigh |
| Preterite |
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| I sighed | | you sighed | | he/she/it sighed | | we sighed | | you sighed | | they sighed |
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| I am sighing | | you are sighing | | he/she/it is sighing | | we are sighing | | you are sighing | | they are sighing |
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| I have sighed | | you have sighed | | he/she/it has sighed | | we have sighed | | you have sighed | | they have sighed |
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| I was sighing | | you were sighing | | he/she/it was sighing | | we were sighing | | you were sighing | | they were sighing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had sighed | | you had sighed | | he/she/it had sighed | | we had sighed | | you had sighed | | they had sighed |
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| I will sigh | | you will sigh | | he/she/it will sigh | | we will sigh | | you will sigh | | they will sigh |
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| I will have sighed | | you will have sighed | | he/she/it will have sighed | | we will have sighed | | you will have sighed | | they will have sighed |
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| I will be sighing | | you will be sighing | | he/she/it will be sighing | | we will be sighing | | you will be sighing | | they will be sighing |
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| I have been sighing | | you have been sighing | | he/she/it has been sighing | | we have been sighing | | you have been sighing | | they have been sighing |
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| I will have been sighing | | you will have been sighing | | he/she/it will have been sighing | | we will have been sighing | | you will have been sighing | | they will have been sighing |
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| I had been sighing | | you had been sighing | | he/she/it had been sighing | | we had been sighing | | you had been sighing | | they had been sighing |
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| I would sigh | | you would sigh | | he/she/it would sigh | | we would sigh | | you would sigh | | they would sigh |
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| I would have sighed | | you would have sighed | | he/she/it would have sighed | | we would have sighed | | you would have sighed | | they would have sighed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sigh - an utterance made by exhaling audiblysuspirationutterance, 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"suspirebreathe, 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 sighlet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
sighverb1. breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire (archaic) Dad sighed and stood up.2. moan, complain, groan, mourn, grieve, lament, sorrow `Everyone forgets,' she sighed.3. rustle, whisper, murmur, sough The wind sighed through the valley.noun1. 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 dayssighverbTo make a low, continuous, and indistinct sound:murmur, sough, whisper.nounA low, indistinct, and often continuous sound:mumble, murmur, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper.Translationssigh (sai) verb1. to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc. She sighed with exasperation. 嘆息，嘆氣 叹气，叹息 2. to say, or express, with sighs. `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed. 嘆息地說 叹息地说 noun an act of sighing. 嘆息 叹息heave a sigh to sigh. She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse. 發出嘆息 发出一声叹息sigh
heave a sigh of reliefTo experience an intense feeling of happiness or relief because something particularly stressful, unpleasant, or undesirable has been avoided or completed. Everyone in class heaved a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over. Investors in Europe are heaving a big sigh of relief now that a Greek exit from the Euro has been avoided.See also: heave, of, relief, sighsigh of reliefA feeling or display of relief that something particularly stressful, unpleasant, or undesirable has been avoided or completed. Everyone in class heaved a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over. Investors in Europe had a big sigh of relief now that a Greek exit from the Euro has been avoided.See also: of, relief, sighbreathe a sigh of reliefTo experience an intense feeling of happiness or relief because something particularly stressful, unpleasant, or undesirable has been avoided or completed. Everyone in class breathed a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over. Investors are breathing a big sigh of relief now that the predicted downturn has seemingly been avoided.See also: breathe, of, relief, sighsigh about (something)To exhale a long, audible breath to indicate weariness, frustration, distress, etc., about some issue. He's been moping around the place ever since the breakup, sighing about his broken heart. I couldn't help sighing about my disappointment in not being chosen to be on the team.See also: sighsigh for (someone or something)To long, yearn, or grieve for someone or something. He's been moping around the place sighing for his girlfriend, who just moved to Canada last week. I am happy in my life, I truly am, but I can't help sighing for some of the opportunities I passed up or squandered over the years.See also: sighbreathe a sigh of relief 1. Lit. to sigh in a way that signals one's relief that something has come to an end. At the end of the contest, we all breathed a sigh of relief. 2. Fig. to express relief that something has ended. With the contract finally signed, we breathed a sigh of relief as we drank a toast in celebration.See also: breathe, of, relief, sighsigh about somethingto release a deep breath, indicating anxiety, distress, or relief about something. What are you sighing about? she sighed about her illness and then shifted her thoughts to something else.See also: sighsigh for someoneto release a deep breath, indicating anxiety about one's emotional attachment for someone. Dave spent a lot of his time sighing for Laura, on whom he had a crush. Laura has been sighing for some as-yet-unnamed young man.See also: sighsigh of relief, (heave) aWhew; an expulsion of breath indicating that one is out of a tight spot. Sighing with longing, pain, grief, and numerous similar emotions is common in the English language—especially in poetry—from the earliest days. The word “sigh” comes from Middle English and Old English words meaning exactly the same thing (to expel breath). Heaving a sigh to express intense emotion, especially amatory longing or grief, was current from about 1700 on. See also: of, sighsigh
sigh [si] 1. a long, audible exhalation.2. an intermittent inflation of the lungs with a large volume from a mechanical ventilator; this is essentially a deep breath that is incorporated into the ventilation cycle. The use of large tidal volumes has replaced the use of the sigh in many settings.sigh (sī), 1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion. 2. To perform such an act. [A.S. sīcan] sigh Respiratory medicine
A breath occurring at regular (predictable) intervals, possibly in response to a slow decrease in lung compliance, which is seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths.
Vox populi
A deep exhalation of breath, typically with an overtone of sadness or wistfulness.sigh Augmented breath Pulmonology A breath occurring at regular–predictable intervals, possibly in response to the slow ↓ in lung compliance seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths. Cf Noisy breathing. sigh (sī) 1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion. 2. To perform such an act. [A.S. sīcan]SIGH
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Related to sigh: sightSynonyms for sighverb breathe outSynonyms- breathe out
- exhale
- moan
- suspire
verb moanSynonyms- moan
- complain
- groan
- mourn
- grieve
- lament
- sorrow
verb rustleSynonymsnoun exhalationSynonymsphrase sigh for something or someoneSynonyms- long for
- yearn for
- pine for
- mourn for
- languish over
- eat your heart out over
Synonyms for sighverb to make a low, continuous, and indistinct soundSynonymsnoun a low, indistinct, and often continuous soundSynonyms- mumble
- murmur
- sough
- susurration
- susurrus
- whisper
Synonyms for sighnoun an utterance made by exhaling audiblySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a sound like a person sighingRelated Wordsverb heave or utter a sighSynonymsRelated Words- breathe
- take a breath
- suspire
- respire
verb utter with a sighRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
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