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Meaning of sigh

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sigh

Pronunciation:/saɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

  2. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.

  3. A person who is bored.

verb

Definitions

  1. 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, frustration, or the like.

    Example: He sighed over the lost opportunity.

  2. To lament; to grieve.

  3. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

  4. To experience an emotion associated with sighing.

    Example: He silently sighed for his lost youth.

interjection

Definitions

  1. An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.

    Example: Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.