Sigh

English

Verb

to sigh (sighs , sighed , sighing )

1. 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.
2. Hence, to lament; to grieve.
3. To make a sound like sighing.
4. To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
5. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
6. To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
7. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.
8. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan/ent.

Translations

• French: soupir
• Turkish: of çekmek (1), iç çekmek (4), ahlamak (3)
• Dutch: zuchten , gapen