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Meanings of sigh in English

Portuguese
suspiro
Spanish
suspiro

An utterance made by exhaling audibly.

        suspiro
        Portuguese
        suspirar
        Catalan
        sospirar
        Spanish
        suspirar

        Heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily.

              suspirar
              Spanish
              suspiro

              Deep prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath.

                    suspiro
                    Usage of sigh in English
                    1
                    After another loud sigh, he said, 'I help companies protect confidential information.'
                    Think of a number
                    2
                    At that moment, she heard someone sigh as if in great sadness.
                    Ghosts
                    3
                    I heard him sigh, as if some great tension had left him.
                    Narcissus in Chains
                    4
                    Roderick read a confirmation of action and exhaled a long, satisfied sigh.
                    Navigators of Dune
                    5
                    With a sigh he said, Very well, Maggie, I see your point.
                    The curse of deadman's forest
                    6
                    Didn't want to be disturbed. She let out a great shuddering sigh.
                    The last illusion
                    7
                    The young gentleman stopped abruptly; and the gardener heaved a sympathetic sigh.
                    Melchior's Dream and Other Tales
                    8
                    The giant's jaws worked and he let go a long heavy sigh.
                    Stonewielder
                    9
                    Arabonis let out a deep sigh, as though the question exasperated him.
                    The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
                    10
                    Then I heard the sigh in the room which I had left.
                    Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition
                    11
                    Listen: already the wind is beginning to sigh in the branches overhead.
                    Taken Alive
                    12
                    He sat wheezing for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
                    Hidden Warrior
                    13
                    The women in the doorways gave a little sigh as he passed.
                    Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
                    14
                    But let us not sigh for the moon; it would be useless.
                    The Man on the Box
                    15
                    Hermas obeyed with a sigh; Sirona opened the shutter and looked out.
                    Homo Sum — Volume 02
                    16
                    How wonderful to be so in love, said Marie-Angélique with a sigh.
                    The Oracle Glass
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                    Translations for sigh
                    Portuguese
                    suspirosuspirar
                    Catalan
                    sospirar
                    Sigh through the time
                    Sigh across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Canada
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
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