Tom kept sighing.
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Sighing
/ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "sighing" (16 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (8)
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesbreathebreathing patternemotional attributeemotional expressionexhalationgesturerespiratory patternsound
More specific
17 entriesdeep sighdoor sighdramatic sighhabitual sighlong sighmelancholic sighmournful sighingnarrative sighrelief sighresigned sighresigned sighingshort sighsighing breathssighing episodesighing respirationwind sigh
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
14 entriesaudible sighdeep sighheavy sighlong sighmelancholic sighrelief sighresigned sighsigh of reliefsighing breathsighing moodsighing respirationsighing soundsighing tonesighing voice
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Then the ghost spoke again, and his voice sounded like the sighing of the wind.
Source: tatoeba (5420678)
A thousand years from now man will still be sighing, “Oh! Life is so hard!” and will still, like now, be afraid of death and not want to die.
Source: tatoeba (5860198)
Her godmother, who was a fairy, said to her, "You wish you could go to the ball; is it not so?" "Alas, yes," said Cinderella, sighing.
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