sighing

sigh·ing
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Canada, US, UK, Scotland/ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/Canada/ˈsʌɪ̯.ɪŋ/Scotland/ˈsʌi̯.ɪŋ/Scotland/ˈsəi̯.ɪŋ/

adjective

Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.

“the groanings and sighings of the dying man”

Similar
sorrowgrief
OriginMiddle English sighynge →
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Meanings

adjectivesighing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAccompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
nounsighing (plural sighings)

plural sighings

  1. The utterance of a sigh.

    the groanings and sighings of the dying man

    Synonyms: sorrow, grief

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sigh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe utterance of a sigh.

Similar
sorrowgrief

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsighynge
  2. Englishsighing

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sighing

tryingbuyingflyingapplyingdyinglyingcryingdryingdenyingspyingtyingcomplyingimplyingfryingdyeingdefyingvyingundyingpryingplyingscryingdecryingretryinguntying
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Anagrams

Higginsniggish
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APA

sighing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sighing

MLA

“sighing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sighing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sighing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sighing.

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