sigh

sigh
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noun
ADJECTIVE
big, deep, great, heavy, huge
little, slight, small, soft
loud, quiet
audible, silent

There was an audible sigh of relief when the news came through that nobody was hurt.

inward

Nancy heaved an inward sigh but did as her son suggested.

exaggerated
long
exhausted, long-suffering, weary
defeated, resigned
wistful

His departure prompted a few wistful sighs and the odd tear from admirers.

annoyed, exasperated, frustrated, irritated (esp. AmE)
relieved
contented, satisfied
collective

The crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief.

VERB + SIGH
breathe, give, heave, let out, release

I breathed a sigh of relief.

hold back, repress, stifle, suppress
hear
SIGH + VERB
escape sb

A weary sigh escaped him.

come

A heavy sigh came from her mother.

PREPOSITION
on a sigh

She let out her breath on a sigh.

with a sigh

‘I suppose we'd better get back to work!’ he said with a heavy sigh.

sigh of

She gave a deep sigh of contentment.

PHRASES
a sigh of relief
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verb
ADVERB
deeply, heavily

She sighed heavily and sat down.

softly
audibly, loudly
inwardly
a little
contentedly, happily

She looked at her son and sighed happily.

dreamily

The girl watching him sighed dreamily.

dejectedly, sadly, wistfully
resignedly
wearily

He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work.

angrily, exasperatedly, impatiently
PREPOSITION
in

He sighed in exasperation.

with

We sighed with relief when the noise stopped.


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  • sigh — [sī] vi. [ME sighen, back form. < sihten, pt. of siken < OE sican, to sigh: prob. echoic] 1. to take in and let out a long, deep, audible breath, esp. in expressing sorrow, relief, fatigue, longing, etc. 2. to make a sound like that of a… …   English World dictionary

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