Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sigh

2 senses of sigh

Sense 1
sigh, suspiration -- (an utterance made by exhaling audibly)
       => utterance, vocalization -- (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Sense 2
sigh -- (a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees")
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sigh

2 senses of sigh

Sense 1
sigh, suspire -- (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly")
       => breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire -- (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring")

Sense 2
sigh -- (utter with a sigh)
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")