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Meaning
Verb
●
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.
●
To
lament
; to grieve.
●
To
utter
sighs
over; to
lament
or
mourn
over.
●
To make a
sound
like sighing.
●
To
exhale
(the
breath
) in sighs.
●
To
express
by
sighs
; to
utter
in or with
sighs
.
Noun
●
A
deep
,
prolonged
audible
inhale
and
exhale
of
breath
; as when
fatigued
,
frustrated
,
grieved
, or
relieved
; the
act
of sighing.
●
a
manifestation
of
grief
; a lament.
●
A person who is bored.
Intj
●
An
expression
of
fatigue
,
exhaustion
,
grief
,
sorrow
,
frustration
, or the like, often used in
casual
written
contexts.
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Origin
sigh
English
sihen
Middle English (1100-1500)
sīcan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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