noun Download 🔗Share A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. Examples : "After a long day of studying, Sarah let out a sigh of relief. " physiology body sensation emotion sound mind essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament. Examples : "A long sigh escaped her lips; the exam results were a source of great grief. " emotion soul mind suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is bored. Examples : "The sigh in the classroom was palpable; everyone was bored with the history lesson. " attitude character emotion person mind essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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, frustration, or the like. Examples : "He sighed over the lost opportunity." emotion physiology body mind sound sensation human action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lament; to grieve. Examples : "The student sighed, lamenting the difficult math problem. " mind emotion soul suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. Examples : "The student sighed over her difficult math problems. " emotion suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To experience an emotion associated with sighing. Examples : "He silently sighed for his lost youth." emotion sensation mind body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a sound like sighing. Examples : "The student sighed deeply after receiving the difficult test results. " sound action emotion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exhale (the breath) in sighs. Examples : "She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan." physiology action body sensation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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interjection Download 🔗Share An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts. Examples : "Sighing, Amelia slumped onto the couch. " emotion sound sensation attitude suffering sign language communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading