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Collocations for sigh - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, deep, great, heavy, huge
little, slight, small, soft
loud, quiet
audible, silent
There was an audible sigh of relief when the news came through that nobody was hurt.
inward
Nancy heaved an inward sigh but did as her son suggested.
exaggerated
long
exhausted, long-suffering, weary
defeated, resigned
wistful
His departure prompted a few wistful sighs and the odd tear from admirers.
annoyed, exasperated, frustrated, irritated (esp. AmE)
relieved
contented, satisfied
collective
The crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief.

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VERB + sigh

breathe, give, heave, let out, release
I breathed a sigh of relief.
hold back, repress, stifle, suppress
hear

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sigh + VERB

escape sb
A weary sigh escaped him.
come
A heavy sigh came from her mother.

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PREPOSITION

on a sigh
She let out her breath on a sigh.
with a sigh
‘I suppose we'd better get back to work!’ he said with a heavy sigh.
sigh of
She gave a deep sigh of contentment.

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PHRASES

a sigh of relief

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Collocations for sigh - verb

ADVERB

deeply, heavily
She sighed heavily and sat down.
softly
audibly, loudly
inwardly
a little
contentedly, happily
She looked at her son and sighed happily.
dreamily
The girl watching him sighed dreamily.
dejectedly, sadly, wistfully
resignedly
wearily
He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work.
angrily, exasperatedly, impatiently

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PREPOSITION

in
He sighed in exasperation.
with
We sighed with relief when the noise stopped.

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