| Sigh (sigh) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Sigh |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Sighed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Sighing.] [OE. sighen, si&?]en; cf. also OE.
siken, AS. s***imacr]can, and OE. sighten,
si(?)ten |
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.
Hence, to lament; to grieve.
To make a sound like sighing.
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To
exhale (the breath) in sighs.
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn
over.
To express by sighs; to utter in or with
sighs.
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A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or
respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of
sighing.
Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a
lan(?)ent.
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