sighs
Pronunciation:
/saɪz/noun
Definitions
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.
A person who is bored.
verb
Definitions
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.
To lament; to grieve.
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
Example: He silently sighed for his lost youth.