sighing
present participle ofsigh
sigh
verb[I]
uk/saɪ/us/saɪ/B2
tobreatheoutslowlyandnoisily,expressingtiredness,sadness,pleasure, etc.:
She sigheddeeplyandsatdown.
[+ speech]"Iwishhe was here," she sighed(= she said with a sigh).
If thewindsighs, it makes along,softsoundas itmovesthroughtrees:
Ilayon my back,listeningto thesoundof thewindsighing in thetrees.
- He sighedheavilyandreturnedto hisbook.
- 'I'll neverunderstandtheseinstructions,' he sighed.
- When Isuggestedawalk, shesimplysighed.
- He sighed indespairas hereadtheletter.
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
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- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic respiration
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Crying and whining were both considered to be negative vocalizations, as weresighing, fussing and sounds of discomfort.
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Moods for saxophone and piano is in three movements: the first two are very slow, and are both characterized by insistentsighingmotifs.
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Sighingin disbelief, she hastily packs her papers and leaves the premises before she loses her temper.
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Boundaries disturbances in the family exhibiting body language such assighingor rolled eyes.
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Many people must besighingwith dismay, because we have all been here before.
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I prefer that noise to be described as a silent gesture of incredulity rather than asighingnoise.
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Hundreds and thousands of them are onlysighingfor the day when they might return to the state of having a landlord.
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I can understand anybody who is required to discharge that dutysighingvery heavily.
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Our people are shuttlecocks between a series of doctrinaire battledores, and because of that they aresighingand suffering.
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I can quite understand hissighing.
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I remember hissighingmany years ago.
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The alternative common namesighingsheoak alludes to the sound of the wind in the foliage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But then,sighing, he put the money in his desk drawer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Softsighingmotifs of the violins, an echo of the singing, drop into these rests.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During breeding, adults sometimes give a "caw" orsighingor hissing calls.
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