sighed
past simple and past participle ofsigh
sigh
verb[I]
uk/saɪ/us/saɪ/B2
tobreatheoutslowlyandnoisily,expressingtiredness,sadness,pleasure, etc.:
She sigheddeeplyandsatdown.
[+ speech]"Iwishhe was here," she sighed(= she said with a sigh).
If thewindsighs, it makes along,softsoundas itmovesthroughtrees:
Ilayon my back,listeningto thesoundof thewindsighing in thetrees.
- He sighedheavilyandreturnedto hisbook.
- 'I'll neverunderstandtheseinstructions,' he sighed.
- When Isuggestedawalk, shesimplysighed.
- He sighed indespairas hereadtheletter.
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic respiration
- asphyxia
- asphyxiation
- breathable
- breathe
- breathlessly
- exhale
- puffed (out)
- respiratory
- respire
- shallow
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- snuffle
- strangulate
- suffocation
- throttle
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In the course of the presentation hesighed.
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I do not believe that the people of this country, if theysighedat all,sighedfor any of those reasons.
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How they must havesighedwith relief when the second day's returns came in.
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I almost felt that shesighedwith relief as she said that.
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Finally, when the money—our money—ran out, the rate was allowed to fall and businesssighedwith relief.
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Something has been done, and our creditors have audiblysigheda sigh of relief because of it.
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In front of the national scandal, the two finally agree to marriagesighed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Well, shesighed, you see what we have been reduced to.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The old man gaped at me, then shrugged andsighed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But he was never dead for that, said he, andsighedaloud.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesighedand still stared at the ceiling seemingly lost in memory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rorysigheda laugh as he left.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fossettsighedwearily and said thanks.
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- noble
- noble aspiration
- noble birth
- noble cause
- noble effort
- noble gas
- noble-gas
- noble goal
- noble ideal
- noble intention
- noble lineage
- nobleman
- noble metal
- noble motive
- noble objective
- noble origin
- noble profession
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- noble sentiment
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