noun / verb

sigh

SIGH/saɪ/

A breath let out audibly in response to a feeling or tiredness.

The tired woman releases a long sigh after drawing a breath.

A compact two-moment portrait shows a fatigued woman drawing a breath and then letting it out in a conspicuous weary release, making the breathing action—not merely tiredness—the focus.

Etymology

sighMiddle Englishbreathe heavily and audibly with emotion

Middle English sighen already described an audible, emotion-laden breath. It probably arose from a past tense of Old English sican, whose origin may be an imitation of the sound of sighing.

In context

Bella's Comic Chronicles383:57

The heartbroken and grief-stricken person in front of me looks just like my past self! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

🔥Starting as a LV1 Mage, His SSS Talent Steals Every Enemy Skill and Instantly Amplifies It 10,000X!

More examples

He sighed with relief when the results arrived.
A quiet sigh escaped her.
They were sighing over the extra paperwork.

Forms

sigh · sighs · sighed · sighing

Similar words

exhale: Simply means breathe out, without implying emotion or audible release.
gasp: Gasp is a sudden intake of breath rather than a prolonged audible release.