- sigh n
- The size a dieter would like to get to is the sighs of relief.
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sigh n
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sigh — vb Sigh, sob, moan, groan are comparable as verbs when they mean to emit a sound, commonly an inarticulate sound, indicative of mental or physical pain or distress and as nouns, such a sound. Sigh implies a deep audible respiration that is a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Sigh — Концерт Sigh, сентябрь 2008 Основная инфо … Википедия
sigh´er — sigh «sy», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to let out a very long, deep breath because one is sad, tired, or relieved: »We heard her sigh with relief. 2. to make a sound like a sigh: »The wind sighed in the treetops. Nought but a lovely sighing of the wind… … Useful english dictionary
Sigh — est un groupe de black metal japonais de Tokyo formé en 1989. Leur premier album Scorn Defeat (1994) a été enregistré sur le label d Euronymous (Mayhem) Deathlike silence Records et sort peu après sa mort. suite au décès d Euronymous, Sigh change … Wikipédia en Français
sigh — [sī] vi. [ME sighen, back form. < sihten, pt. of siken < OE sican, to sigh: prob. echoic] 1. to take in and let out a long, deep, audible breath, esp. in expressing sorrow, relief, fatigue, longing, etc. 2. to make a sound like that of a… … English World dictionary
Sigh — Sigh, n. [OE. sigh; cf. OE. sik. See {Sigh}, v. i.] 1. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing. [1913 Webster] I could drive the boat with my sighs. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sigh — sigh·er; sigh·ful; sigh·ing·ly; sigh; … English syllables
Sigh — Sigh, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sighing}.] [OE. sighen, si?en; cf. also OE. siken, AS. s[=i]can, and OE. sighten, si?ten, sichten, AS. siccettan; all, perhaps, of imitative origin.] 1. To inhale a larger quantity of air than… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sigh — Sigh, v. t. 1. To exhale (the breath) in sighs. [1913 Webster] Never man sighed truer breath. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. [1913 Webster] Ages to come, and men unborn, Shall bless her name, and sigh her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sigh — inter. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} spec. nel linguaggio dei fumetti, indica il pianto, il singhiozzo o un sospiro; anche s.m.inv. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: ingl. sigh propr. sospiro , der. di (to) sigh sospirare , di orig. onom … Dizionario italiano
sigh — c.1300 (n. and v.), probably a back formation from sighte, past tense of O.E. sican to sigh, perhaps echoic of the sound of sighing … Etymology dictionary
