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sighs - definition and meaning
Definitions
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noun Plural form of sigh .
verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sigh .
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They breath'd in sighs the anguish of their minds,
Critical Review, 35 (May 1802), 67–75 2009
They speak to us in sighs and whispers only from footnotes and after-thought chapters, mere helpmates to male migrants who are presented as the active shapers of New World experiences.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
03.04 M-mv 2004
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
03.04 M-mv 2004
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
03.04 M-mv 2004
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
03.04 M-mv 2004
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
Sven Birkerts M-mv 2004
"Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation": So wrote Peck, and the relieved sighs from a hundred thousand epigones rustled whole forests.
Archive 2004-03-01 M-mv 2004
The bosom heaved in sighs -- a bright smile spread,
Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. I. I. Norman Maurice, a Tragedy; II. Atalantis, a Tale of the Sea; III. Tales and Traditions of the South; IV. The City of the Silent 1853
Being thus oppressed, they dare not speak for themselves, lest their defence should be made their offence; but they sigh, secretly bemoaning their calamities, and pouring out their souls in sighs before God.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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