Sigh

/saɪ/

Synonyms for "sigh" (190 found)

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Closest matches (38)

acheaqua lungaqua-lungartificial respirationaspirate aspirationasthmatic wheezebarkbated breathbawl bellow bemoan bewail blare blat blow blubber boom bray breath

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breath of airbreathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe outbreathingbreathy voicebroken windbuzz cackle chant chirp coo cough crave

Noun(3 words)

air alas breath

Strong matches (57)

crow cry deplore dirge drawl dream elegize exclaim exhalation exhale exhaust expel expiration expire exsufflation flute gaspgive sorrow wordsgrieve groan

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growl grunt gulp hack hanker heave hiccup hiss howl huff hunger inhalation inhalator inhale inspiration inspire insufflationiron lungitch keen knell lament liltlittle voicelonglow voicelust maffle moan

Noun(6 words)

drat exhalation exhale facepalm facepalming heaves

Verb(2 words)

facepalmed moaned

Related words (95)

moaning mournmouth-to-mouth resuscitationmumble mumbling murmur murmuration murmuring mussitate mutter mutteringoxygen maskoxygen tentpant pinepine forpipe puff repine respiration

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respire roar rumble scream screech scuba shriek sibilatesigh forsighing singsing the bluessnap snarl sneeze sniff sniffle snore snoring snort snuff snuffle sob sobbing socksoft voicesorrow sough soughing sound squall squawk squealstage whispersternutation stertorstill small voicesuspiration susurrate susurration susurrus thunder trumpet twang underbreath undertone wail warble weepweep overwheeze whine whining whisper whispering whistle wind yap yawpyearn foryell yelp yen

Noun(8 words)

moans mourn noise phew soughs sound suspiration whew

Verb(4 words)

sighed soughed suspire yearn

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More general

17 entries

bodily actionbreathe breathing emit emotionemotional expressionexclamationlet looselet outnoise respire sound suspiretake a breathutter utterance

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More specific

7 entries

deep sighheavy sighlong sighphewshort sighsoft sighwhew

Collocations

9 entries

audible sighdeep sighheavy sighlong sighmournful sighsigh of disappointmentsigh of reliefsighing soundsoft sigh

Inflections

3 entries

sighed sighing sighs

Derivations

3 entries

sighed sighing sighs

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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Once outside, I gave a deep sigh of relief.

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Light shines on my sigh of doubt.

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A sigh fell from her lips.

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I could not but sigh when I heard the news.

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