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sigh

/saɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Sigh means: an utterance made by exhaling audibly.

Synonyms for sigh17

noun, as in an utterance made by exhaling audibly

suspiration

verb, as in heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

suspire

also used for sigh

sithe, yearn, aggrieve, besorrow, condole, darken, engrieve, erme, gloom, grieve, lament, afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemoan

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What does sigh mean?4

noun

1

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

2

a sound like a person sighing“she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees”

verb

1

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily“She sighed sadly”

2

utter with a sigh

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sigh?60

three syllables

fbi
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All 60 rhymes for sigh, grouped by syllable

Sigh in a sentence

  • He let out a deep sigh, and took hold of the door handle.sundown
  • She came, she saw, she let out a sigh.sundown
  • Informed of his safety, the manager breathed a sigh of relief.handsomelyian
  • Informed of their safety, the premier breathed a sigh of relief.unknown
  • Informed of her safety, he breathed a sigh of relief.unknown
  • With the breath of a sigh, the boys broke up.urro
  • Sigh, this used to be a nice neighbourhood.gleki
  • With a sigh, the boys left one another.urro

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Forms of sigh

as a noun

plural
sighs

as a verb

past tense
sighed
present participle
sighing
third-person singular
sighs
past participle
sighed