They . . . sighed forth proverbs.
Shak.
The gentle swain . . . sighs back her grief.
Hoole.
Sigh, n. [OE. sigh; cf. OE. sik. See Sigh, v. i.] 1. A deep and
prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued
or grieved; the act of sighing.