sighing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

sighing (not comparable)

  2. Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.[1]

Noun

sighing (plural sighings)

  2. The utterance of a sigh.[2]
    Synonyms: sorrow, grief
    the groanings and sighings of the dying man

Verb

sighing

  1. present participle and gerund of sigh

References

  1. ^ “sighing, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “sighing, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

  • “sighing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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