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Sigh (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sighed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sighing.] [OE. sighen, si>en; cf. also OE. siken, AS. sīcan, and OE. sighten, si>ten, sichten, AS. siccettan; all, perhaps, of imitative origin.]
1. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the like.
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2. Hence, to lament; to grieve.
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He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark viii. 12.
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3. To make a sound like sighing.
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And the coming wind did roar more loud,
And the sails did sigh like sedge. Coleridge.
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The winter winds are wearily sighing. Tennyson.
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☞ An extraordinary pronunciation of this word as sīth is still heard in England and among the illiterate in the United States.
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Sighing, a. Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. “Sighing millions.” Cowper. -- Sigh"ing*ly, adv.
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