{i} loud exhalation which expresses relief or sorrow or other emotions; sighing sound, sound of rushing air
A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, or grieved; the act of sighing
When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. Michael sighed wearily Dad sighed and stood up. Sigh is also a noun. She kicked off her shoes with a sigh
If people breathe or heave a sigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. There was a big sigh of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed. an act or sound of sighing sigh of
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, or the like