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.
Hence, to lament; to grieve.
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.
Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan?ent.
A controlled, substantial increase in the tidal volumes of a small number of successive assisted breaths produced at preset intervals.
an utterance made by exhaling audibly
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"
a deep, prolonged, and audible inspiration and expiration of air
a form of exhaling that may indicate weariness or relief