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   Sigh

   /sī/

   

   verb

   • 1. emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling: "Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief" Similar breathe outexhalegroanmoanrare:suspire
   • ▪ (of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling a sigh: "a breeze made the treetops sigh" Similar rustlewhispermurmursough
   • ▪ feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant): "he sighed for days gone by" Similar yearnlongpineachelanguishcarry a torchgrieve overcry/weep for/overfret aboutshed tears forbemoanruemissmournlamentregret the loss/absence ofhanker for/aftereat one's heart out overhunger/thirst forcry out forpant forcravehave a yen fordream of

   noun

   • 1. a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or a similar feeling: "she let out a long sigh of despair"
   • ▪ a gentle sound resembling a sigh, especially one made by the wind: "except for the sigh of the wind, it was very quiet"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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