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Noun: sigh  sI
  1. An utterance made by exhaling audibly, typically indicating exasperation, tiredness, relief, yearning, etc.
    - suspiration [literary]
     
  2. A sound like a person sighing
    "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
Verb: sigh  sI
  1. Heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
    "She sighed sadly";
    - suspire [literary]
     
  2. Utter with a sigh

Sounds like: sidle, s, sigh

Derived forms: sighs, sighing, sighed

Type of: breathe, emit, let loose, let out, respire, sound, suspire [literary], take a breath, utter, utterance, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Sigh