sighing
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
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/ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · /ˈsʌɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · /ˈsʌi̯.ɪŋ/ · /ˈsəi̯.ɪŋ/ · /ˈsɑe̯.ɪŋ/ · /ˈsaɪ̯.əŋ/ · /ˈsaj.ɪŋ/
Definition of sighing
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
noun
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The utterance of a sigh.
“the groanings and sighings of the dying man”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sigh
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sighynge. By surface analysis, sigh + -ing.
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