Difference between Suspire and Sigh

What is the difference between Suspire and Sigh?

Suspire as a verb is to breathe while Sigh as a verb is to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

Suspire

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To breathe To exhale To sigh

Sigh

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.(cockney slang) A person with boredom

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.Hence, to lament; to grieve.To make a sound like sighing.To exhale (the breath) in sighs.To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.To express frustration.

Example sentence: The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

We hope you now know whether to use Suspire or Sigh in your sentence.

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