sighings
Melancholy exhaled sounds
Sighings is the plural of sighing—instances of exhaling audibly to express weariness, longing, relief, or resignation.
The word appears mainly in literary or poetic contexts: the sighings of wind through bare branches, her sighings kept me awake.
In everyday speech, people more often say sighs.
Sadly longing for something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- sadnessState of emotional pain
regret · nostalgia · heartache · pining · forlorn · bittersweet · lamenting · mournful
Romantic partners
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- adorationProfound loving regard
infatuation · desire · passionate · tender · heartthrob · crush · beloved · devotion
wistful
Sadly longing for something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
sadness · regret · nostalgia · heartache · pining · forlorn · bittersweet · lamenting · mournful · despondent
breath
Air taken in
inhale · chest · lungs · air · heaving · respiration · shallow · deep · labored · weary
lovers
Romantic partners
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- piningAching with prolonged desire
adoration · infatuation · desire · passionate · tender · heartthrob · crush · beloved · devotion · enchantment
wind
Air current outdoors
trees · whisper · murmur · zephyr · boughs · reeds · grasses · willows · pines · meadow
sighingscheers
Casual toast or farewell
whoops · exultations · exclamations · gigglings · chucklings
sighingsoutbursts
Sudden emotional eruptions
eruptions · explosions · shouts · screams · bellowings
- sighing loudlyAudible breath of frustration