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As a verb, sigh means inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it. As a noun, it means a deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath.
Meanings of sigh
13 meaningsverb
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.
“When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.”
“He sighed. It was going to be a long night.”
To lament; to grieve.
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
To make a sound like sighing.
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
“She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.”
“sigh a note and sing a note”
To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
“"I guess I have no choice," she sighed.”
“She sighed her frustrations.”
noun
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
figurativeA manifestation of grief; a lament.
cockney rhyming slangA person who is bored.
An utterance made by exhaling audibly
Similar: suspirationA sound like a person sighing
“she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees”
interjection
An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
“Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).