sigh
Because it is a word with a single syllable, sigh is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsigh
- A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
- Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.
- A person who is bored.
- 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, frustration, or the like.
Example: "He sighed over the lost opportunity."
- To lament; to grieve.
- To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
Example: "He silently sighed for his lost youth."
- To make a sound like sighing.
- To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
Example: "She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan."
- To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
Example: ""I guess I have no choice," she sighed."
- An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
Example: "Sigh, I'm so bored at work today."
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