to sigh
80
1.9
- verb
- /saɪ/
:
suspirar
- He sighs heavily whenever he thinks about the amount of work he has left to do.
- sighed and said
What was the consequence of eliminating sighing on the internal state or the behavior of the rats?
- What was the consequence of eliminating sighing on the internal state or the behavior of the rats?
Examples
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After finishing her exam, Maria let out a long sigh of relief.
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We fiddled some papers, we diddled our quotas..." Grace wiped her eyes and sighed.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then they would all sigh, move away from me, and go on with their playing.
Blog text (10) -
"You know how hard it is," I sigh when people ask me why Beverly and I are not friends anymore.
Academic text (2007) -
But for whatever reason, the old man sighed and told me his story.
Blog text (13) -
Do you think any of those people are crazy?" She rolled her eyes and sighed.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is I who should be sighing, not you.
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The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, "I've some bad news."
Blog text (24) -
"After all, she is our mother," Fern sighed finally, holding the telephone idly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"She's heartsick and there's no medicine for that," Aunt Lucette sighed, "except time."
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
19
4.3
To breathe out loudly because of effort or strong feeling
12
2.5
To feel very relieved after a time of worry
3
2.3
To breathe out slowly because you feel relieved, tired, or disappointed
To breathe out slowly when you feel sad, tired, or relieved
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Etymology
Sigh can also mean to say something while letting out a long breath, because the word began as the sound of that breath; so to sigh a phrase is to express it with that tired or relieved sound.