sigh


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Synonyms for sigh

breathe out

exhalation

sigh for something or someone

Synonyms

  • long for
  • yearn for
  • pine for
  • mourn for
  • languish over
  • eat your heart out over
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Synonyms for sigh

to make a low, continuous, and indistinct sound

a low, indistinct, and often continuous sound

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Synonyms for sigh

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

a sound like a person sighing

Related Words

heave or utter a sigh

utter with a sigh

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References in classic literature ?
"No, indeed," replied the servant; "they all preserve a marvellous silence on the road, for not a sound is to be heard among them except the poor lady's sighs and sobs, which make us pity her; and we feel sure that wherever it is she is going, it is against her will, and as far as one can judge from her dress she is a nun or, what is more likely, about to become one; and perhaps it is because taking the vows is not of her own free will, that she is so unhappy as she seems to be."
Don Fernando listened to her without replying, until, ceasing to speak, she gave way to such sobs and sighs that it must have been a heart of brass that was not softened by the sight of so great sorrow.
And Louise sighed: Raoul cast down his eyes, with an expression of constraint.
It was while walking through the various salas of the palace, not while crossing the Bridge of Sighs, that I often sighed in awe.
"Did you have anything else planned for the day?" he asks Nothing serious," I sigh, wondering if he could ever fathom how serious it feels to me to be unable to take notes during a meeting because I feel like everyone will judge me for my poor nail grooming.
So as I pack away my few trinkets for next year, I sigh and think, "Thank heavens it's all over for another 11 months".
'I'm almost out of the age bracket that he prefers,' she sighed.
"We don't want to say we are there but it is starting to look very good for us and we can start to breathe a big sigh of relief," said Ellis, from Bolster Moor.
grave maidens to prop up their chins on the Bridge of Sighs Which is a
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Summary: Muscat: Residents and owners of commercial establishments in and around Ruwi heaved a sigh of ...