Give a character the last word without a line
A single exhale closes a joke or a defeat cleanly, doing work that a written reaction line would only slow down.
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Sigh
The exhale that carries a feeling before a single word does. Generate the sigh your edit needs, from a relieved release to a weary, drawn-out breath, and drop it clean on the cut.
- Real breath with throat and lips in it, not a filtered exhale that lands on the wrong emotion
- Performed for your character, not the stock exhale already voicing half the internet's reactions
- Dry, close-mic'd takes that sit in a dialogue track without fighting the room tone around them
Sigh sounds for video, games, and animation
Relieved sigh
The breath that arrives once the danger passes, falling, unguarded and openly grateful.
Exasperated sigh
Sharp intake, blown out through the mouth with obvious impatience, for eye-rolls and last-straw moments.
Weary sigh
A slow, low exhale with no energy behind it, carrying a whole day of standing up too long.
Content sigh
Warm, settled breathing out, the sound of sinking into a chair or finishing a good meal.
Heavy sad sigh
A shaky, weighted breath that catches slightly, for grief that needs voicing without a line of dialogue.
Sharp nose sigh
A quick huff through the nostrils: dismissive, amused or fed up, and small enough to tuck between two lines.
Generate a sigh sound from a prompt
Pick a starting point, edit anything you like, then generate it in Morphic.
Ways to use a sigh sound effect
When two people have run out of things to say
Dropping a breath into the gap between lines keeps an awkward pause feeling human rather than feeling like dead air.
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The end of a very long shift
Under office ambience or a lit-window night shot, tired breathing says what kind of day the room has just survived.
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Someone behind the door has given up
An unseen sigh from an adjoining room turns a still frame into two people, and hints at how the argument went.
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FAQs
What is a sigh sound effect?
It is a recorded human exhale used on screen to carry a feeling without a line of dialogue. Depending on its speed and weight it reads as relief, exasperation, sadness, or contentment, which is why a sigh dropped on the right cut tells the audience how a character feels before they say anything.
Where can I get a sigh sound for a video?
Generate one rather than search for it. Describing the exhale you want takes less time than digging through a stock library, and you get the exact feeling your edit needs instead of the closest available clip. Every sound on this page was made from the prompt printed beside it, so you can start from one and adjust it.
How do I make a custom sigh sound effect?
Describe who is sighing, how the breath moves, and the emotion behind it, then generate it. A prompt like "a long weary adult sigh, breath let out slowly and deflating, about three seconds" gives Morphic enough to work with, and you can adjust the wording until it fits the moment.
What is the difference between a relieved sigh and a weary sigh?
A relieved sigh is quicker and warmer, releasing and settling as tension lifts, while a weary sigh is longer and heavier, drawn in first and let out slowly until it deflates. Picking the wrong one is the most common reason a sigh feels off against picture, because each carries a different intent.
Can I use these sigh sounds commercially?
Yes, audio generated on paid plans can be used commercially. See our terms for full licensing details. Because each sound is generated rather than pulled from a shared library, you also avoid the clip turning up in someone else's video.
Why does my sigh sound effect not sit right in the edit?
Usually it is timing rather than the sound itself. A sigh has to land just after the emotion registers on a face, not on it, so the audience reads the feeling and then the breath that comments on it. Generate a version with the length you need and slide it a few frames late, and it lands far more often.