he sighed with relief

  • 31Hulü Guang — (斛律光) (515 572), courtesy name Mingyue (明月), was a general of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. During the late years of the dynasty the reigns of Emperor Wucheng and Gao Wei, traditionally viewed as a period of corruption and debauchery when… …

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  • 32sigh — v. & n. v. 1 intr. emit a long deep audible breath expressive of sadness, weariness, longing, relief, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by for) yearn for (a lost person or thing). 3 tr. utter or express with sighs ( Never! he sighed). 4 intr. (of the wind… …

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  • 33sigh — sigher, n. /suy/, v.i. 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. v.t. 4. to express or utter with a sigh. 5. to lament with sighing. n …

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  • 34sigh — [[t]saɪ[/t]] v. i. 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[/ex] 4) to express or utter with a sigh 5) to lament with sighing 6) the act… …

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  • 35sigh — /saɪ / (say suy) verb (i) 1. to let out one s breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, relief, etc. 2. to yearn or long. 3. to make a sound suggesting a sigh: sighing wind. –verb (t) 4. to express with a sigh. 5. to lament with sighing. –noun 6 …