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  1. 1. v. i. 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, or the like. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. Hence, to lament; to grieve. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To make a sound like sighing. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To exhale (the breath) in sighs. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan/ent. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. an utterance made by exhaling audibly Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a sound like a person sighing Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. utter with a sigh Source: wordnet

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