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sigh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
sigh

Third-person singular
sighs

Past tense
sighed

Past participle
sighed

Present participle
sighing

  1. When someone sighs, they take a big breath and breathe out in a relaxed way because they feel relieved or disappointed.
    She wasn't happy about what happened, but she sighed and accepted it.

Noun

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Singular
sigh

Plural
sighs

  1. (countable) A sigh is when someone sighs.
    When the car didn't hit him, she breathed a sigh of relief.