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sigh noun

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

sigh interjection

  /saɪ/
  • An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
 zucht

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.
 zuchten
sigh of relief
zucht van verlichting
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