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seufzen.

to sigh (to exhale audibly, usually accompanied by a deep, nasal sound of the voice)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzɔʏ̯ftsən/[ˈzɔø̯f.t͡sn̩]
  1. to sigh (to exhale audibly, usually accompanied by a deep, nasal sound of the voice)

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German siufzen, alteration (after the suffix -zen as in ächzen etc.) of earlier siuften, sūften, from Old High German sūftēn, sūft(e)ōn, from Proto-West Germanic *sūftēn, *sūftōn. Cognate with Dutch zuchten, Middle Low German süchten, süften.

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