Etymology

sighing

sigh·ing
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Today it means: Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh. Full definition →

Middle English sighynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsighynge
  2. English todaysighing

Inherited from Middle English sighynge. By surface analysis, sigh + -ing.

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