sigh
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,521 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,045 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily also: suspire She sighed sadly
- utter with a sigh
noun
- an utterance made by exhaling audibly also: suspiration
- a sound like a person sighing she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
sigh in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He closed his book with a contented sigh, and lighted another cigar.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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A tear stood in his bright blue eye, But still he answered, with a sigh, Excelsior!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Mux, who generally was extremely talkative, was quietly nibbling on his dish of cabbage, with many a deep sigh.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Anna Pastorius down the leafy lane Looked city-ward, then stooped to prune again Her vines and simples, with a sigh of pain.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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The unhappy lover stooped down with a sigh, and dipping his finger in the water let fall a drop on the sand.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1