sigh
🇺🇸
/saɪ/
🇬🇧
/saɪ/
verb
C1
To breathe out deeply and loudly to show you feel sad, tired, or disappointed.
She let out a sigh when she heard the bad news.
C1
To say something while breathing out deeply.
He sighed, 'I wish things were different.'
R
To make a long, soft sound like a sigh.
The trees sigh in the gentle breeze.
noun
R
The act or sound of breathing out deeply and loudly.
He gave a big sigh after finishing his work.
translation
To breathe out deeply and loudly to show you feel sad, tired, or disappointed.; To say something while breathing out deeply.; To make a long, soft sound like a sigh.
The act or sound of breathing out deeply and loudly.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sighs
Past
sighed
Perfect
sighed
Progressive
sighing
Plural
sighs