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- Dictionarysigh/sʌɪ/
verb
- 1. emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar: "Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief" Similar
noun
- 1. a long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar: "she let out a long sigh of despair"
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SIGH definition: 1. to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.: 2. If the…. Learn more.
verb. intr to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc. intr to make a sound resembling this. trees sighing in the wind. introften foll byfor to yearn, long, or pine. tr to utter or express with sighing.
The meaning of SIGH is to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief). How to use sigh in a sentence.
The sound that you make when you exhale loudly to show frustration, boredom, or relief is called a sigh. No matter how much you sigh during your family's annual car trip to the Grand Canyon, your dad won't drive any faster.
SIGH meaning: 1. to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.: 2. If the…. Learn more.
When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure.
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.
sigh meaning, definition, what is sigh: to breathe in and out making a long soun...: Learn more.
to say or express with such a noise: [~ + object] sighed a sigh of relief. [used with quotations] "Yes, I suppose so,'' she sighed, getting up from her bed. to make a sound like a sigh: [no object] with the wind sighing in the background. n. the act or sound of sighing: let out a soft sigh of contentment.
Definition of sigh noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
