noun Download 🔗Share A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing. Examples : "The student's sighs of exhaustion filled the quiet library as she studied late into the night. " physiology sensation body emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament. Examples : "The old house echoed with sighs of disrepair, each creak and groan a testament to years of neglect. " emotion suffering soul Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is bored. Examples : "The meeting was filled with yawns and sighs, a clear sign of the team's disinterest. " person attitude character 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." physiology body action sound sensation emotion human mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lament; to grieve. Examples : "After failing the test, she sighs and wonders if she'll ever pass the class. " emotion soul Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. Examples : "The teacher sighs over the students' poor test scores, wishing they had studied harder. " emotion suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To experience an emotion associated with sighing. Examples : "He silently sighed for his lost youth." emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a sound like sighing. Examples : "The tired student sighs and puts her head on her desk. " emotion sound action body mind sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exhale (the breath) in sighs. Examples : "She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan." body physiology sensation emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs. Examples : ""I guess I have no choice," she sighed." emotion sound action mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading