Sighing
verb (used without object)
1.
to let out one’s breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
2.
to yearn or long; pine.
3.
to make a sound suggesting a sigh:
sighing wind.
verb (used with object)
4.
to express or utter with a sigh.
5.
to lament with sighing.
noun
6.
the act or sound of sighing.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to draw in and exhale audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc
2.
(intransitive) to make a sound resembling this: trees sighing in the wind
3.
(intransitive) often foll by for. to yearn, long, or pine
4.
(transitive) to utter or express with sighing
noun
5.
the act or sound of sighing
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