Sighing
/ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The utterance of a sigh.
"the groanings and sighings of the dying man"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of sigh form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh. not-comparable
Example
More examples"Then the ghost spoke again, and his voice sounded like the sighing of the wind."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sighynge. By surface analysis, sigh + -ing.