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1.2sigh forliterary Feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant)
‘he sighed for days gone by’
‘Film buffs in Thrissur, tired of watching classics in the DVD format at art house shows, have been sighing for that matchless experience - seeing the magic unfold on the silver screen.’
‘The joys of rereading might have offered Mallarme a stronger antidote to his ennui than sighing for distant, exotic lands.’
‘The words she remembered said, ‘My heart cries for you, sighs for you, dies for you.’’
‘For those of you still sighing for what once was, there's also the bonus material, a handful of live tracks from each Queens lineup.’
‘No harm in it so long as we reserve that precious moment to stand quietly and, when appropriate, give a little sigh for those who are no longer here, who can no longer join in the fun.’
1.1A gentle sound resembling a sigh, especially one made by the wind.
‘except for the sigh of the wind, it was very quiet’
‘For a moment I only stood where I was, listening to the gurgle of the water and the sighs of the wind.’
‘The later acoustic-led Thumbing My Way is a sigh on a desert wind.’
‘He could only hear the sigh of the wind flowing through the broken windows and the shrieks of birds.’
‘The only sound was the sigh of the wind across the Pripyat marshes, accelerating to a low moan among the squat blocks of flats.’
‘I knew you would come to me, in the colours of dreams, in the songs of the rain, in the sighs of the wind.’
‘All the hidden excitement that had been fluttering within her died like the flame of a candle with the sigh of a cold wind.’
‘The gentle whispering of the brook and the sighs of the leaves in the trees were so soft and enchanting that it was difficult for Lysje not to curl up in a ball and fall asleep right here.’