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- [sahy]
- /saɪ/
- /saɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy]
- /saɪ/
Definitions of sigh word
- verb without object sigh to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief. 1
- verb without object sigh to yearn or long; pine. 1
- verb without object sigh to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind. 1
- verb with object sigh to express or utter with a sigh. 1
- verb with object sigh to lament with sighing. 1
- noun sigh the act or sound of sighing. 1
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Origin of sigh
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
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.
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Parts of speech for Sigh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sigh popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sigh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sigh
verb sigh
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- blub — If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
- boohoo — to sob or pretend to sob noisily
- boohooing — to weep noisily; blubber.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
noun sigh
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- divulgence — a divulging.
- flatus — intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- murmuration — an act or instance of murmuring.
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