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Definitions for Sighs

[1] to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
[2] to yearn or long; pine.
[3] to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind.
[4] to express or utter with a sigh.
[5] to lament with sighing.
[6] the act or sound of sighing.
[7] (intr) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc
[8] (intr) to make a sound resembling this trees sighing in the wind
[9] (intr often foll by for ) to yearn, long, or pine
[10] (tr) to utter or express with sighing
[11] the act or sound of sighing

Words related to Sighs

sighmoan, sob, groan, whisper, cry, whistle, murmur, gasp, exhale, howl, blow, sough, pant, roar, grieve, sorrow, lament, whine, respire, wheeze

Words nearby Sighs

ig., siganid, sigatoka, siggeir, siggo, sigh, sighful, sight, sight bill, sight draft, sight for sore eyes, a

Origin of Sighs

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sighen, back formation from sihte sighed, past tense of Middle English siken, sichen, Old English sīcan to sigh; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

Words that may be confused with Sighs

ide, sighed, sighs, size, (see, synonym, study, at, size1)

Other words from Sighs

sigh·er , noun
out·sigh , verb (used with object)
un·sigh·ing , adjective

Word origin for Sighs

Old English sīcan, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Sighs

cry, exhale, gasp, groan, howl, moan, murmur, sob, whisper, whistle, blow, complain, grieve, lament, pant, respire, roar, sorrow, sough, suspire, wheeze, whine