Sigh

//saɪ//

Synonyms for "sigh" (210 found)

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suspiration

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Translations

266 translations across 83 languages.

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Abkhaz

2 entries
  • аԥсыԥ алагара noun (act of sighing)
  • аԥсыԥ алагара verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Afrikaans

2 entries
  • sug noun (act of sighing)
  • sug verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Albanian

2 entries
  • psherėtimė noun (act of sighing)
  • psherėtij verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • στενάζω verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ἄζω verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Arabic

2 entries
  • تَنَهُّد noun (act of sighing)
  • تَنَهَّدَ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Armenian

4 entries
  • հառաչանք noun (act of sighing)
  • հոգոց noun (act of sighing)
  • հառաչել verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • հոգոց հանել verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • suschir noun (act of sighing)
  • suschir verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Avar

2 entries
  • хӏухьел цӏай noun (act of sighing)
  • хӏухьел цӏазе verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • ah çəkmə noun (act of sighing)
  • köksünü ötürmə noun (act of sighing)
  • ah çəkmək verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • köks ötürmək verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • көрһөнөү noun (act of sighing)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • узды́х noun (act of sighing)
  • уздыха́ць verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • уздыхну́ць verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • възди́шка noun (act of sighing)
  • възди́шам verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • възди́шам verb (to utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over)
  • въздъ́хвам verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ဟင်းချ့ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sospir noun (act of sighing)
  • sospirar verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • ئاخ ھەڵکێشان verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ئاخ ھەڵکێشان verb (to lament; to grieve)
  • ئاخ ھەڵکێشان verb (to make a sound like sighing)
  • ئاخ ھەڵکێشان verb (to exhale in sighs)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 唉 intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • 嘆息 /叹息 noun (act of sighing)
  • 嘆息 /叹息 verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • 嘆氣 /叹气 verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Czech

4 entries
  • vzdech noun (act of sighing)
  • vzdychat verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • vzdychat verb (to lament; to grieve)
  • vzdychat verb (to make a sound like sighing)

Danish

2 entries
  • suk noun (act of sighing)
  • sukke verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Dutch

4 entries
  • zucht intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • klacht noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • verzuchting noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • zucht noun (act of sighing)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • suspiro noun (act of sighing)
  • suspiri verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ohe noun (act of sighing)
  • ohkama verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Finnish

4 entries
  • huoh intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • ohhoijaa intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • huoahdus noun (act of sighing)
  • huokaisu noun (act of sighing)

French

2 entries
  • soupir noun (act of sighing)
  • soupirer verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Friulian

2 entries
  • suspirâ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • sustâ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Georgian

2 entries
  • სუნთქვა noun (act of sighing)
  • ამოსუნთქვა verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

German

3 entries
  • Seufzen noun (act of sighing)
  • Seufzer noun (act of sighing)
  • seufzen verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Greek

2 entries
  • αναστεναγμός noun (act of sighing)
  • αναστενάζω verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • નિસાસો noun (act of sighing)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אֲנָחָה noun (act of sighing)
  • נאנח verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Hindi

2 entries
  • आह noun (act of sighing)
  • आह भरना verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • sóhaj noun (act of sighing)
  • sóhajtás noun (act of sighing)
  • sóhajt verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • stuna noun (act of sighing)
  • dæsa verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • ohhaus noun (act of sighing)
  • hoovvata verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ohkaa verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ohkia verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Irish

3 entries
  • cuach noun (act of sighing)
  • ochlán noun (act of sighing)
  • osna a ligean verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Italian

3 entries
  • sbuffo noun (act of sighing)
  • sospiro noun (act of sighing)
  • sospirare verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Japanese

4 entries
  • やれやれ intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • ため息 noun (act of sighing)
  • 吐息 noun (act of sighing)
  • 嘆息 noun (act of sighing)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • дем noun (act of sighing)
  • дем алу noun (act of sighing)
  • күрсіну verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Korean

3 entries
  • 한숨 noun (act of sighing)
  • 한숨을 쉬다 verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • 한숨짓다 verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • күрсүнүү verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຖອນໃຈ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Latin

2 entries
  • suspīrium noun (act of sighing)
  • suspiro verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Latvian

2 entries
  • nopūta noun (act of sighing)
  • nopūsties verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • atodūsis noun (act of sighing)
  • atsidusti verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • воздишка noun (act of sighing)
  • воздишка noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • воздивне verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • воздивнува verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Malay

1 entries
  • mengeluh noun (act of sighing)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᠰᡝᠵᡳᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Marathi

2 entries
  • सुस्कारा noun (act of sighing)
  • सुस्कारा टाकणे verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • шүүрс noun (act of sighing)
  • шүүрс алдах verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Māori

4 entries
  • harapuka verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • harapuka verb (to lament; to grieve)
  • kutare verb (to lament; to grieve)
  • nguru verb (to make a sound like sighing)

Norman

1 entries
  • soupither verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • sukke verb (to make a sound like sighing)
  • sukke verb (to exhale in sighs)
  • sukke verb (to express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • sukk noun (act of sighing)
  • sukke verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Old English

1 entries
  • sīcan verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Old French

3 entries
  • sopir noun (act of sighing)
  • sospir noun (act of sighing)
  • souspirer verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • osnad noun (act of sighing)

Ossetian

2 entries
  • сулӕфт noun (act of sighing)
  • улӕфын verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Persian

2 entries
  • آه noun (act of sighing)
  • آه کشیدن verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Polish

4 entries
  • ech intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • westchnienie noun (act of sighing)
  • westchnięcie noun (act of sighing)
  • lamentować verb (to lament; to grieve)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • suspiro noun (act of sighing)
  • suspiro noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • suspirar verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • suspirar verb (to make a sound like sighing)

Romanian

4 entries
  • geamăt noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • oftat noun (act of sighing)
  • suspin noun (act of sighing)
  • suspina verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Romansch

4 entries
  • suspeir noun (act of sighing)
  • suspir noun (act of sighing)
  • suspirar verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • suspirer verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Russian

4 entries
  • ах intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • ох intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • эх intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • вздох noun (act of sighing)

Scots

1 entries
  • sich noun (act of sighing)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • osna noun (act of sighing)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ȕzdāh noun (act of sighing)
  • у̏зда̄х noun (act of sighing)
  • uzdàhnuti verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ùzdisati verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Slovak

4 entries
  • povzdych noun (act of sighing)
  • vzdych noun (act of sighing)
  • výdych noun (act of sighing)
  • vzdychať verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Slovene

3 entries
  • vzdih noun (act of sighing)
  • vzdihniti verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • vzdihovati verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Spanish

3 entries
  • suspiro noun (act of sighing)
  • suspiro noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)
  • suspirar verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Swedish

3 entries
  • suck intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • suck noun (act of sighing)
  • sucka verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • hay intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • buntong-hininga noun (act of sighing)
  • hay noun (act of sighing)
  • hayahay noun (act of sighing)

Tajik

4 entries
  • нафас noun (act of sighing)
  • ох noun (act of sighing)
  • нафас кашидан verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • оҳ кашидан verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Tamil

4 entries
  • யப்பா intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • ஷப்பா intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • நெட்டுயிர்ப்பு noun (act of sighing)
  • புலம்பல் noun (manifestation of grief; a lament)

Telugu

2 entries
  • నిట్టూర్పు noun (act of sighing)
  • నిట్టూర్చు verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Thai

1 entries
  • ถอนใจ verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ah etmek verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • ahlamak verb (to make a sound like sighing)
  • iç çekmek verb (to exhale in sighs)
  • of çekmek verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ох intj (expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration or the like)
  • зітха́ння noun (act of sighing)
  • по́дих noun (act of sighing)
  • здиха́ти verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Urdu

1 entries
  • آہ بھرنا verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Uzbek

4 entries
  • dam noun (act of sighing)
  • nafas noun (act of sighing)
  • nafas olmoq verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)
  • xoʻrsinmoq verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Venetan

2 entries
  • sospiro noun (act of sighing)
  • sospirar verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • thở dài noun (act of sighing)
  • thở dài verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Welsh

2 entries
  • ochenaid noun (act of sighing)
  • ochneidio verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • זיפֿצן verb (to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it)

Sample sentences

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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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