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sigh

(s/aI/ )

an utterance made by exhaling audibly(noun.communication)

Synonym:
suspiration

source: wordnet30
a sound like a person sighing(noun.event)

Example:
She heard the sigh of the wind in the trees.

source: wordnet30
A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.(noun)

source: webster1913

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily(verb.body)

Example:
She sighed sadly.

Synonym:
suspire

source: wordnet30
utter with a sigh(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the like.(verb)

source: webster1913
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.(verb)

source: webster1913

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