Sighs

/saɪz/

Synonyms for "sighs" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
breathbreathe outemit a breath

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
long formood expressionpinerespirationweary sighyearn

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries
breathingbreathing actbreathing actiondesireemotional expressionexhalationgesturelongingnonverbal cuesound

More specific

11 entries
anxious sighdisappointed sighheavy sighhomesicknessnostalgianostalgic sighrelief sighresigned sighsoft sighweariness sighweary sigh

Collocations

9 entries
audible sighdeep sighheavy sighlong sighquiet sighsigh of reliefsighing soundsoft sighweary sigh

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Oh name forever sad! forever dear! Still breathed in sighs, still ushered with a tear.

Source: tatoeba (411987)

Your sighs are in vain - I will not fulfil your fantasy.

Source: tatoeba (4059886)

Mary sighs.

Source: tatoeba (6532914)

Thus upon the empty show / he feeds his soul, while ever and again / deeply he sighs, and tears run down his cheeks like rain.

Source: tatoeba (6791017)

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