SIGHS
/saɪz/
9
Scrabble
9
WWF
S(1) I(1) G(2) H(4) S(1)
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Definition
/saɪz/
noun
- A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
- Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.
- A person who is bored.
verb
- 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, frustration, or the like.“He sighed over the lost opportunity.”
- To lament; to grieve.
- To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- To experience an emotion associated with sighing.“He silently sighed for his lost youth.”
- To make a sound like sighing.
Source: Wiktionary
