SIGH

[verb], [noun] - (to breathe out) a deep breath that can be heard, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, boredom, etc.James sighed when Ann told him that she would not go to the dance with him. [I]"Time for another chemistry lesson," sighed the boy (= the boy said with a sigh). [+ speech]Angela sighed with disappointment/sadness when she was told that she had not got the job. [I](figurative) She lay on her back, listening to the sound of the wind sighing through the trees. [I]After his tiring journey home, he sat down on the chair with a sigh. [C]The student heaved/let out/gave a sigh of relief when he finished the examination. [C](figurative formal) Thinking about where she had lived before, she sighed for (= felt a desire for something that is lost or far away) the friends she had left behind. [T]