sigh


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia.
Related to sigh: sight

sigh

 (sī)
v. sighed, sigh·ing, sighs
v.intr.
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.
[Middle English sighen, probably back-formation from sighte, past tense of siken, to sigh, from Old English sīcan.]
sigh′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

sigh

(saɪ)
vb
1. (intr) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc
2. (intr) to make a sound resembling this: trees sighing in the wind.
3. (often foll by: for) to yearn, long, or pine
4. (tr) to utter or express with sighing
n
the act or sound of sighing
[Old English sīcan, of obscure origin]
ˈsigher n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sigh

(saɪ)

v.i.
1. to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
2. to yearn or long; pine.
3. to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind.
v.t.
4. to express or utter with a sigh.
5. to lament with sighing.
n.
6. the act or sound of sighing.
[1250–1300; back formation from Middle English sihte sighed, past tense of siken, sichen, Old English sīcan to sigh]
sigh′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

sigh


Past participle: sighed
Gerund: sighing

Imperative
sigh
sigh
Present
I sigh
you sigh
he/she/it sighs
we sigh
you sigh
they sigh
Preterite
I sighed
you sighed
he/she/it sighed
we sighed
you sighed
they sighed
Present Continuous
I am sighing
you are sighing
he/she/it is sighing
we are sighing
you are sighing
they are sighing
Present Perfect
I have sighed
you have sighed
he/she/it has sighed
we have sighed
you have sighed
they have sighed
Past Continuous
I was sighing
you were sighing
he/she/it was sighing
we were sighing
you were sighing
they were sighing
Past Perfect
I had sighed
you had sighed
he/she/it had sighed
we had sighed
you had sighed
they had sighed
Future
I will sigh
you will sigh
he/she/it will sigh
we will sigh
you will sigh
they will sigh
Future Perfect
I will have sighed
you will have sighed
he/she/it will have sighed
we will have sighed
you will have sighed
they will have sighed
Future Continuous
I will be sighing
you will be sighing
he/she/it will be sighing
we will be sighing
you will be sighing
they will be sighing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sighing
you have been sighing
he/she/it has been sighing
we have been sighing
you have been sighing
they have been sighing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sighing
you will have been sighing
he/she/it will have been sighing
we will have been sighing
you will have been sighing
they will have been sighing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sighing
you had been sighing
he/she/it had been sighing
we had been sighing
you had been sighing
they had been sighing
Conditional
I would sigh
you would sigh
he/she/it would sigh
we would sigh
you would sigh
they would sigh
Past Conditional
I would have sighed
you would have sighed
he/she/it would have sighed
we would have sighed
you would have sighed
they would have sighed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sigh - an utterance made by exhaling audiblysigh - an utterance made by exhaling audibly
suspiration
utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
2.sigh - a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb1.sigh - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"
suspire
breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
2.sigh - utter with a sigh
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sigh

verb
1. breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire (archaic) Dad sighed and stood up.
2. moan, complain, groan, mourn, grieve, lament, sorrow `Everyone forgets,' she sighed.
3. rustle, whisper, murmur, sough The wind sighed through the valley.
noun
1. exhalation, moan, groan She heaved a weary sigh.
sigh for something or someone long for, yearn for, pine for, mourn for, languish over, eat your heart out over sighing for the good old days
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sigh

verb
To make a low, continuous, and indistinct sound:
murmur, sough, whisper.
noun
A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound:
mumble, murmur, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
تَنَهُّديَتَنَهَّدُيَتَنَهَّد، يَتَحَسَّريَقولُ مُتَنَهِّداًتنهد
povzdechvzdychatvzdychnout si
suksukke
huokaistahuokaussurkutellahuoahdushuoata
uzdahuzdahnuti
sóhajtsóhajtozva elpanaszol
andvarp, stunaandvarpastynja
ため息ため息をつく
한숨한숨 쉬다
atodūsisatsidūsėtiatsidusimasdūsautidūsavimas
izdvestnopūstiesnopūtateikt ar nopūtu
povzdychvzdychaťvzdychnúť si
vzdihvzdihniti
sucksucka
การถอนหายใจถอนหายใจ
iç çekmeiç çekmekiç geçirmekof çekmekahlamak
thở dàitiếng thở dài

sigh

[saɪ]
A. N [of person] → suspiro m; [of wind] → susurro m, gemido m
to give or heave a sigh → dar un suspiro
to breathe a sigh of relief → suspirar aliviado, dar un suspiro de alivio
B. VI [person] → suspirar; [wind] → susurrar
to sigh for → suspirar por
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sigh

[ˈsaɪ]
n → soupir m
to breathe a sigh of relief → pousser un soupir de soulagement
vt → soupirer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sigh

n (of person) → Seufzer m; (of wind, = murmur) → Säuseln nt no pl; (= moan) → Seufzen nt no pl (liter); a sigh of relief → ein Seufzer m → der Erleichterung ? breathe
vi → seufzen; (wind, = murmur) → säuseln; (= moan) → seufzen (liter); to sigh with relief → erleichtert aufatmen; to sigh with pleasure → vor Vergnügen seufzen; to sigh for somebody/something → sich nach jdm/etw sehnen
vt → seufzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sigh

[saɪ]
1. n (of person) → sospiro; (of wind) → sussurro
Daphne heaved a sigh of relief → Daphne tirò un sospiro di sollievo
2. vi to sigh (with) → sospirare (di)
to sigh over (sth lost) → piangere su
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sigh

(sai) verb
1. to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc. She sighed with exasperation.suspirar
2. to say, or express, with sighs. `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.suspirar, susurrar
noun
an act of sighing. suspiro
heave a sigh
to sigh. She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse. dar un suspiro
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

sigh

→ suspirar , suspiro
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

sigh

n suspiro; vi suspirar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
More especially is this the case with those whose lines breathe sadness, where the refrain comes like a sigh at the end of a regret:
View in context
--If I did not myself sigh before them, and chatter with cold, and patiently LET myself be swathed in their pity!
View in context
He said it with a sigh that was immediately lost in one of his delightful smiles.
View in context
"Yes," replied Porthos, with a sigh; it is amusing."
View in context
She threw herself down upon a sofa with a sigh of relief, and pointed to a chair.
View in context
`Once,' said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sigh, `I was a real Turtle.'
View in context
All this time neither she nor they had removed their veils or spoken a word, only on sitting down on the chair the woman gave a deep sigh and let her arms fall like one that was ill and weak.
View in context
Raoul came in contact with that trembling hand, took it within his own, and carried it so respectfully to his lips, that he might be said to have deposited a sigh upon it rather than a kiss.
View in context
The little voice sighed deeply: it was VERY unhappy, evidently, and Alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, 'If it would only sigh like other people!' she thought.
View in context
One after one, by the star-dogged Moon Too quick for groan or sigh, Each turned his face with a ghastly pang, And cursed me with his eye.
View in context
Pollyanna laughed again, but she sighed, too; and in the gathering twilight her face looked thin and wistful.
View in context
The names of those present on this occasion are unimportant, but they had been known to generations of school-boys as Sighs, Tar, Winks, Squirts, and Pat.
View in context

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?