English dictionary

sigh

/s/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

noun.communication

Synonyms suspiration

Source: WordNet 3.0
a sound like a person sighing

noun.event

Examples
She heard the sigh of the wind in the trees.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.

noun

Source: webster1913

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

verb.body

Examples
She sighed sadly.

Synonyms suspire

Source: WordNet 3.0
utter with a sigh

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
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, or the like.

verb

Source: webster1913
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.

verb

Source: webster1913