sighed (verb)

  • 1sigh — verb 1) she sighed with relief Syn: breathe out, exhale; groan, moan 2) the wind sighed in the trees Syn: rustle, whisper, murmur, sough 3) he sighed for younger days gone by …

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  • 2suspire — verb 1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs I can breathe better when the air is clean The patient is respiring • Syn: ↑breathe, ↑take a breath, ↑respire • See Also: ↑breathe out ( …

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  • 3recline — verb a) To cause to lean back; to bend back. She reclined her arms on the table and sighed. b) To put in a resting position. See Also …

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  • 4sag — verb ADVERB ▪ a bit (esp. BrE), slightly ▪ visibly ▪ She seemed to visibly sag at the thought of what lay ahead. ▪ limply ▪ All she c …

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  • 5tamp — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times: “Ah well, ” sighed Papa, absently tamping the tobacco down in his pipe …

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  • 6sigh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, heavy, huge ▪ little, slight, small, soft …

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  • 7sigh — [[t]sa͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ sighs, sighing, sighed 1) VERB When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. [V prep/adv] Michael sighed wearily... [V prep/adv] Roberta sighed with… …

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  • 8sigh — 1 verb (I) 1 to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc: “Well, there s nothing we can do about it now,” she sighed. | sigh heavily/deeply: Frankie stared out of the window and sighed… …

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  • 9sigh — I UK [saɪ] / US verb Word forms sigh : present tense I/you/we/they sigh he/she/it sighs present participle sighing past tense sighed past participle sighed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because …

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  • 10turn — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ turns, turning, turned (Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression turn over a new leaf is explained at leaf.) 1) VERB When you turn …

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