sighing
Audible weary exhale
Sighing is breathing out audibly, usually expressing weariness, relief, longing, or resignation.
The word often appears as a present participle describing someone in that state: She sat sighing over old photographs.
Sighing can also modify sounds that resemble sighs: the sighing wind, sighing waves.
Expel breath outward
- exhalationBreathing out air
- breathAir taken in
- inhaleDraw air in
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
breathe · gasp · wheeze · puff · shudder · heave · airflow · lungful
Subdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- dejectionState of lowness
mournfulness · heartache · anguish · despair · pensive · woe · lamenting · heavyhearted
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- desireIntense wanting
craving · ache · dreaminess · sentimentality · fondness · lovesick · mooning · languishing
Relieving oneself of weight
- releaseTo let go
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- relaxationState of being unwound
- respiteShort pause from hardship
letting go · decompression · thankful · grateful · calming · unwinding · tension release · finally
Unable to be still
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- yawnInvoluntary mouth opening
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
uninterested · inattentive · weary · disengaged · apathetic · tedium · ennui · impatient
Intense weary annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- wearinessState of being drained
irritation · aggravation · vexation · disgruntled · fed up · eye-roll · headshake · giving up
exhale
Expel breath outward
- exhalationBreathing out air
- breathAir taken in
- inhaleDraw air in
respiration · breathe · gasp · wheeze · puff · shudder · heave · airflow · lungful · diaphragm
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
dejection · mournfulness · heartache · anguish · despair · pensive · woe · lamenting · heavyhearted · downcast
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
desire · craving · ache · dreaminess · sentimentality · fondness · lovesick · mooning · languishing · reminiscing
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- releaseTo let go
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- relaxationState of being unwound
respite · letting go · decompression · thankful · grateful · calming · unwinding · tension release · finally · reassured
restless
Unable to be still
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- yawnInvoluntary mouth opening
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
listless · uninterested · inattentive · weary · disengaged · apathetic · tedium · ennui · impatient · clock-watching
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
weariness · irritation · aggravation · vexation · disgruntled · fed up · eye-roll · headshake · giving up · defeated
- annoying behaviorsnagging, pestering, bothering, irritating, aggravating
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
- speech habitsmumbling, stuttering, stammering, rambling, interrupting
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- letting outrenting, subletting, leasing, emitting, screaming
sighinggasping
Breathing in sharp gulps
panting · hyperventilating · heaving · wheezing · huffing
sighingexclaiming
Vocalizing abruptly, emphatically
laughing · cheering · squealing · whooping · crying out
- sighing loudlyAudible breath of frustration