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Sigh

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo 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.; He sighed over the lost opportunity."
2.VerbTo lament; to grieve.
3.VerbTo utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
4.VerbTo make a sound like sighing.
"The wind sighed in the trees."
5.VerbTo exhale (the breath) in sighs.
"She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.; sigh a note and sing a note; She sighed her relief when she found her missing toddler."
6.VerbTo express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
""I guess I have no choice," she sighed.; She sighed her frustrations."
7.NounA deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
8.Nouna manifestation of grief; a lament.
9.NounA person who is bored.
10.InterjectionAn expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
"Sigh, I'm so bored at work today."
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