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# sigh

verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)

«sigh» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#m1)
2. A sigh is that long, loud breath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a sigh tells the reader how a character feels: «She sighed with relief» (glad), «He sighed sadly» (sad or tired). Phrases: «a sigh of relief», «sigh deeply», «breathe a sigh of relief».

### Examples

- She gave a big sigh when she saw the homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x1)
- We sighed with relief when the dog came home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x2)
- «Not again,» he sighed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x3)
- The tired runner sat down with a sigh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x4)
- Mum sighed when she saw the muddy floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x5)
- The wind sighed through the trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x6)
- "No," said Jane, with a sigh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

## In Jewish tradition

A sigh is a deep breath of grief or pain. The prophets use sighing for the sadness of a ruined land, and the Psalms for the sorrow of a sufferer. God promises to end the sighing.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads sighing as the cry of a troubled heart that God hears, and the end of sighing as a sign of comfort and rescue.

### Examples

- All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.' (Prophets ISA.21.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x1)
- The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh. (Prophets ISA.24.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x2)
- By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh. (Writings PSA.102.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x3)

### Note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sigh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sigh/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sigh» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sigh.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sigh» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sigh» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sigh.html) on Mova free.