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# sigh

«sigh» in Mova's school dictionary: **to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#m1)

2) A sigh is that long, loud breath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a sigh tells the reader how a character feels: «She sighed with relief» (glad), «He sighed sadly» (sad or tired). Phrases: «a sigh of relief», «sigh deeply», «breathe a sigh of relief».

### examples

- She gave a big sigh when she saw the homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x1)
- We sighed with relief when the dog came home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x2)
- «Not again,» he sighed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x3)
- The tired runner sat down with a sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x4)
- Mum sighed when she saw the muddy floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x5)
- The wind sighed through the trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x6)
- "No," said Jane, with a sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x7)

### note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

### In the corpora

- [They find the Mock Turtle sitting sad and lonely on a ledge of rock, sighing as if his heart would break.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/18-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-2/3/)
- [Then he heaves a long, long sigh, flattens his hair down neatly, and goes quietly downstairs to his guests.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/1/)
- [«Then he heaved a deep sigh; a long, long, long sigh.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/18/)
- [Mom signed it, sighed, and they made a homework plan.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends/22/)
- [Gareth makes Leon pancakes every Saturday and sits through his fractions without sighing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sigh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.