sighing
/ˈsaɪ.ɪŋ/
verb
- 1
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.
“He sighed over the lost opportunity.”
- 2
To lament; to grieve.
- 3
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- 4
To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
“He silently sighed for his lost youth.”
- 5
To make a sound like sighing.
- 6
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
“She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.”
- 7
To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
“"I guess I have no choice," she sighed.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
The utterance of a sigh.
“the groanings and sighings of the dying man”
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