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sigh verb

  /saɪ/
  • (intransitive) 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, frustration, or the like.
 huokaista, huoata
  • (intransitive) To lament; to grieve.
 huoata
  • (transitive) To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
 huoata, huokailla, huokaista
  • (intransitive) To make a sound like sighing.
 huoata, huokaista
  • (transitive) To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
 huokailla

sigh noun

  /saɪ/
  • A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
 huokaus, huoahdus, huokaisu
  • (figurative) a manifestation of grief; a lament.
 huokaus

sigh interjection

  /saɪ/
  • An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
 huoh, ohhoijaa
sigh of relief
helpotuksen huokaus
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