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Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.
Anna Seward

Meaning of "sighing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGHING

sighing  [ˈsaɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sighing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIGHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sighing

Paralanguage

Paralanguage is a component of meta-communication that may modify or nuance meaning, or convey emotion, such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously. The study of paralanguage is known as paralinguistics, and was invented by George L. Trager in the 1950s, while he was working at the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State. His colleagues at the time included Henry Lee Smith, Charles F. Hockett, Edward T. Hall developing proxemics, and Ray Birdwhistell developing kinesics. Trager published his conclusions in 1958, 1960 and 1961. His work has served as a basis for all later research, especially those investigating the relationship between paralanguage and culture. A good example is the work of John J. Gumperz on language and social identity, which specifically describes paralinguistic differences between participants in intercultural interactions.

Definition of sighing in the English dictionary

The definition of sighing in the dictionary is the act of drawing in and exhaling audibly a deep breath as an expression of weariness, despair, relief, etc. Other definition of sighing is the gentle noise made by the wind.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIGHING


buying
ˈbaɪɪŋ
crying
ˈkraɪɪŋ
drying
ˈdraɪɪŋ
dyeing
ˈdaɪɪŋ
dying
ˈdaɪɪŋ
flying
ˈflaɪɪŋ
frying
ˈfraɪɪŋ
home-buying
ˈhəʊmˌbaɪɪŋ
horrifying
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
lying
ˈlaɪɪŋ
multiplying
ˈmʌltɪplaɪɪŋ
outlying
ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ
overlying
ˌəʊvəˈlaɪɪŋ
qualifying
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ
satisfying
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ
spying
ˈspaɪɪŋ
terrifying
ˈtɛrɪˌfaɪɪŋ
trying
ˈtraɪɪŋ
underlying
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ
unsighing
ʌnˈsaɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGHING

sigh
sigher
sighful
sighingly
sighless
sighlike
sight
sight bill
sight draft
sight gag
sight unseen
sight-read
sight-reader
sight-reading
sightable
sighted
sighter
sighting
sightless
sightlessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGHING

anything
be laughing
be on to a good thing
clothing
contour ploughing
coughing
everything
fishing
laughing
matching
neighing
nothing
ploughing
publishing
searching
something
teaching
the first thing
the other thing
unweighing

Synonyms and antonyms of sighing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SIGHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sighing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sighing

Translation of «sighing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGHING

Find out the translation of sighing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sighing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sighing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叹息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suspirando
570 millions of speakers

English

sighing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sighing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنهد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вздыхая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suspirando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আর্তস্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soupirs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengeluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seufzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ため息
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한숨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sighing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thở dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமூச்சினைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हसणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

içini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sospirando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wzdychając
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зітхаючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suspin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστενάζοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suckande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sukk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sighing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHING»

The term «sighing» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sighing

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «SIGHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sighing.
1
Christina Rossetti
And all the winds go sighing, for sweet things dying.
2
Anna Seward
Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.
3
Georg Trakl
Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into these sighing waters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHING»

Discover the use of sighing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sighing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Brutt, Or The Sighing Gardens
Yet, much of Mayrocker’s writing simply has no corollary and the experience of reading Roslyn Theobald’s brilliant translation grants the English-speaking audience an unforgettable encounter with this completely original work.
Friederike Mayröcker, 2008
2
Asthma: Social and Psychological Factors and Psychosomatic ...
Differentiation of sighing dyspnea from asthma Features of sighing dyspnea Differentiation from asthma Sighs without increased respiratory rate Frequently increased respiratory rate without sighs Wheeze often present Exacerbations often ...
E. Sherwood Brown, 2003
3
The Sighing Lady: A Regency Romance
A Regency Romance Margaret Frederich. cousin better than any of her other beaux. In truth, she went in with her cousin so that she would not have to favor any of the other gentlemen. She had no favorite among them and did not want to  ...
Margaret Frederich, 2002
4
The Living Age
"SORROW AND SIGHING SHALL FLEE AWAY." The Prophet Isaiah. Sorrow and sighing, sorrow and sighing, How can it happen that these should pass Out of a world where the flowers lie dying, Out of a world where all flesh is grass ? Sorrow  ...
‎1867
5
Widow of Sighing Pines
" Jane Walker was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year in 2003. Also, Widow of Sighing Pines was awarded the President's Book Award for Best Adult Fiction for 2003 by the Florida Publishing Association.
Jane Walker, 2003
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In Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction
BERNARD. COOPER. The. Fine. Art. of. Sighing. You feel a gradual welling up of pleasure, or boredom, or melancholy. Whatever the emotion, it's more abundant than you ever dreamed. You can no more contain it than your hands can cup a ...
Judith Kitchen, Mary Paumier Jones, 1996
7
The Living Age ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell. Out of a world where the flowers lie dying, Oat of a world where all fleuh ia gross ? Sorrow and sighing, sorrow and sighing, !_>, ur aa the autumn, and fair OB the rain. " Sorrow and sighing, sorrow and sighing, ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1869
8
Living Age ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell. Out of a. world where the flowers lie dying, Out of a world where all flesh is grass? Sorrow and sighing, sorrow and sighing, Dear as the autumn, and fair as the min. " Sorrow and sighing, sorrow and sighing, Will  ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1869
9
Analytical Repertory of the Symptoms of the Mind
SlGHlNG. Mind. Relieves oppression of chest: Hydroph.; relieves melancholy during pregnancy : iMches. Has to take from time to time a deep, sighing breath, which relieves : Ant. erud. Constant sighing, with sadness ; prostration : Natr. carb .
Constantine Hering, 1881
10
The Bradbury trio: comprising the New Golden Chain, New ...
i i •*• FULL CHORUS, or lit time Solo, ant repeat full Ckonu. His purpose of mercy no power can stay, For sorrow and sighing shall both fiee away, For sorrow and sighing shall both flee away. WHEN THE MORNING LIGHT. REV.R.LOWRV.
William Batchelder Bradbury, William Frothingham Bradbury, 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sighing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Colleague's sighing drives me crazy
I am troubled by a superior who sits right behind me and sighs more than 100 times a day. I have endured the sighs, day after day, for more than two years. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
What Sighing Says About Your Positivity
In a study from the University of Leuven, researchers suggest that sighing can also be a physical and mental reset for your body. They looked at the breathing ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
3
Why gold is sighing in relief
With the Fed leaving rates put for the time being, then, gold is sighing in relief. However, at this point, gold is facing resistance at the $1,205.80 and $1,204.70 ... «CNBC, Jun 15»
4
Spoleto overview: Laughing and sighing our way through the …
If you've been listening to festival-goers at all during this first Spoleto week — or if you've read Paul Bowers' review — you already know that Romeo and Juliet, ... «Charleston City Paper, May 15»
5
Sighing through my teeth: why mouthguards matter
Dental injuries are unforgettable because they're permanent, like the accumulation of scars or a childhood trauma. Any affliction of the teeth at all, especially the ... «The Age, May 15»
6
Simon Cowell hits out at British Airways passenger who complained …
And there was a lot of sighing and tutting. The other passengers were amazing.' Simon was travelling with his son and girlfriend Lauren Silverman to the States ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
7
The many moods of sighing
I have been trying to teach my dog to sigh. Of course, he knows how to sigh on his own, but I thought it might be fun to have it be a learned response that he ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Feb 15»
8
Hissing And Sighing: The Lament Of Sex Workers In Sierra Leone
When a man drives by the strip at Lumley Beach in downtown Freetown at night, he'll probably hear a sharp hiss. That's not an unusual sound in Sierra Leone. «NPR, Nov 14»
9
Inappropriate sighing? It's what Brits do best
It's good news that the University of Warwick has reinstated a professor who had been suspended for nine months for “inappropriate sighing” in job interviews, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
British university backs down on suspension for sighing and irony
While American universities debate whether "civility" is an appropriate way to evaluate faculty members, a British institution has faced intense criticism for ... «Inside Higher Ed, Oct 14»

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