sighed; sighing; sighs
1
: to take a deep audible breath (as in weariness or relief)
2
: to make a sound like sighing
wind sighing in the branches
1
: an often involuntary act of sighing especially when expressing an emotion or feeling (such as weariness or relief)
2
: the sound of gently moving or escaping air
sighs of the summer breeze
Examples of sigh in a Sentence
Verb
He sighed with relief when he saw that he passed the test.
The wind sighed through the trees.
“I may never see my old home again,” she sighed.
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Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Being in the theater with everyone sighing and laughing all together was a fantastic feeling.
—Sabrina Impacciatore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
While the Miami Hurricanes are breathing a collective sigh of relief, the BYU Cougars are furious at their exclusion from the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Bonds signs some autographs, then takes a seat on the bench in the Giants dugout next to his mother, puts his head in his hands, and sighs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Being in the theater with everyone sighing and laughing all together was a fantastic feeling.
—Sabrina Impacciatore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
These drinks feel like the final bridge to the landscape, that last suspiro, or sigh, at the end of a long hot day, evocative and inextricable from their surroundings.
—Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
While the Miami Hurricanes are breathing a collective sigh of relief, the BYU Cougars are furious at their exclusion from the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Sigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sigh. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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sigh
1 of 2 verb1
: to take or let out a long loud breath (as in weariness or relief)
2
: to make a sound like sighing
wind sighing in the branches
3
: yearn sense 1
sighing for the good old days
sigh
2 of 2 noun1
: an often involuntary act of sighing especially when expressing a feeling
2
: the sound of gently moving or escaping air
the sighs of a summer breeze
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