sigh
verb (used without object)
to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
sigher
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a word derived from
sigh.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Douglas had reminded her, she said, that Mr. Tyminski was a heavy sigher.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2011
As Pavarotti -- a great sigher -- sighs, "In four years, if we're still alive, we will probably do it again."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Say," said Stephen, "sweetest sigher; Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay?"
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
From being a tireless leader of revels, he became a mooner in secret places, a melancholy sigher in the wardroom.
From Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
Hope for the best—that you and she mayn't quarrel, and that she mayn't prove a sigher.
From Macleod of Dare by William Black
