SIGH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sigh mean?
• SIGH (noun)
The noun SIGH has 2 senses:
1. an utterance made by exhaling audibly
2. a sound like a person sighing
Familiarity information: SIGH used as a noun is rare.
• SIGH (verb)
The verb SIGH has 2 senses:
1. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
2. utter with a sigh
Familiarity information: SIGH used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SIGH (noun)
Meaning:
An utterance made by exhaling audibly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sigh; suspiration
Hypernyms ("sigh" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Meaning:
A sound like a person sighing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
Hypernyms ("sigh" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
• SIGH (verb)
Meaning:
Heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sigh; suspire
Context example:
She sighed sadly
Hypernyms (to "sigh" is one way to...):
breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Utter with a sigh
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "sigh" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
