WordUnscrambler Home
sigh
Definitions
[sʌɪ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- emit a long, deep audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar
(e.g: Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan
[sʌɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a long, deep audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar
(e.g: she let out a long sigh of despair)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for sigh
definition by Oxford Dictionaries