Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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respire | No | No | Yes | No |
sigh | Yes | No | Yes | No |
respire (noun) | sigh (noun) |
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an utterance made by exhaling audibly | |
a sound like a person sighing |
respire (verb) | sigh (verb) |
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily |
undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | utter with a sigh |
breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety |