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sigh
verb as in breathe out heavily
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Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.
But Lomax can heave a small sigh of relief, at least for now: Legislative reform to the 1033 program will not happen in 2014.
“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
Punctuating his comment with a loud sigh, Hart adds: “You have to live with that, you know?”
When the Child Model Act was signed into law, model rights activists such as myself sounded a collective sigh of relief.
And now I can recall that his eyes closed, and from his lips I caught a sigh, and then he rolled to the floor.
“Well, I hope he does,” sighed Sol, the sigh being breathed to give expression of what remained unspoken.
"I wish the old homes of England had electric lights," thought Miss Otis, with a sigh.
For hours the gray man would sit on a tombstone, while Black Sheep read epitaphs, and then with a sigh would stump home again.
"I fear, squire, hers is not a bodily affection," said Mrs. Dodd with a deep sigh.
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On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sigh, such as: cry, exhale, gasp, groan, howl, and moan.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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