sigh
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1.0
- noun
- /saɪ/
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suspiro
- In spite of herself, Heikki let out a sigh of relief and knew he saw.
- sigh of relief
- a deep sigh
- heave a sigh
The holy sigh of love between the Father and the Son.
- The holy sigh of love between the Father and the Son.
- Well, it was a half a laugh and a kind of sigh of despair.
- The second take away is that one physiological sigh.
- I'm a little lost on The Voice, but I'll tell you my catch phrase, a long sigh.
- That statement is true enough to make me laugh, but it was followed by a sigh.
- Do not under any circumstances take the bait of an attention seeking sigh.
- The stink of burning filled the wind as with the hissing roar of the dragon turning to land on the shelf of rock, breathed out a sigh of fire.
- Taking another deep breath into your heart, exhale with a sigh, begin to breathe life back into your physical body.
- And I think there was this like, sigh of relief in the tennis world.
- So it was just still, still stressful and it was a big sigh of relief for me.
- And, you know, people breathed a sigh of relief and said, OK, great, now we have community gardens.
- And it's just like, oh, you can feel the whole world start to take a sigh of relief.
- And all those people, the rich and powerful, have breathed a sigh of relief when Epstein died suddenly in prison.
Examples
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After the long exam, she let out a deep sigh of relief, finally feeling at ease.
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In response, we hear both sighs of relief and warnings of doom.
Academic text (1994) -
Oh my God, the sigh of relief.
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And it's just like, oh, you can feel the whole world start to take a sigh of relief.
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Finally, however, he gave a long sigh and picked up his pen once again.
Fiction book (1990) -
So that is a sigh of relief to our troops and not looking good for the English here.
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And I think there was this like, sigh of relief in the tennis world.
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So it was just still, still stressful and it was a big sigh of relief for me.
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And she heaved a great sigh, and with that, broke her heart.
Academic text (1999) -
On the one hand, I breathed a sigh of relief; security was off.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.1
A long soft breath you make when you stop feeling worried
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9.9
A long soft breath you let out when you feel tired or sad
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Etymology
Sigh is a sound word that copies the noise of a long breath, so it naturally means 'a long, deep, audible breath' you make when you feel sad, tired, or relieved.