Definition of "sigh"
noun:
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A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
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Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.
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A person who is bored.
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verb:
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To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
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To lament; to grieve.
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To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
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To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
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To make a sound like sighing.
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To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
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To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
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To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
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interjection:
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An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
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