adj
Meaning 1
Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sighing
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Sound
Pronunciation
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sī′ĭng
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
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Canada: /ˈsʌɪ̯.ɪŋ/
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Scotland: /ˈsʌi̯.ɪŋ/
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Scotland: /ˈsəi̯.ɪŋ/
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Australian: /ˈsɑe̯.ɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈsaɪ̯.əŋ/
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India: /ˈsaj.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S AY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The utterance of a sigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the groanings and sighings of the dying man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sorrow, grief
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of sigh
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sighynge. By surface analysis, sigh + -ing.