(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure.
Michael ~ed wearily...
Dad ~ed and stood up.
VERB: V prep/adv, V
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Sigh is also a noun.
She kicked off her shoes with a ~...
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2.
If you ~ something, you say it with a ~.
‘Oh, sorry. I forgot.’—‘Everyone forgets,’ the girl ~ed.
VERB: V with quote
3.
If people breathe or heave a ~ of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
There was a big ~ of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed...
PHRASE: ~ inflects, PHR after v