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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGHINGLY

sighingly  [ˈsaɪɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGHINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sighingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SIGHINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sighingly in the English dictionary

The definition of sighingly in the dictionary is accompanied by sighing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIGHINGLY


cryingly
ˈkraɪɪŋlɪ
denyingly
dɪˈnaɪɪŋlɪ
dyingly
ˈdaɪɪŋlɪ
edifyingly
ˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
fortifyingly
ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
gratifyingly
ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
horrifyingly
ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
lyingly
ˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
mortifyingly
ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
mystifyingly
ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
plyingly
ˈplaɪɪŋlɪ
pryingly
ˈpraɪɪŋlɪ
satisfyingly
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋlɪ
self-denyingly
ˌsɛlfdɪˈnaɪɪŋlɪ
stupefyingly
ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
terrifyingly
ˈterɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
tryingly
ˈtraɪɪŋlɪ
underlyingly
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
undyingly
ʌnˈdaɪɪŋlɪ
vyingly
ˈvaɪɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGHINGLY

sigh
sigher
sighful
sighing
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 SIGHINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of sighingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sighingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGHINGLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

sighingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suspirando
570 millions of speakers

English

sighingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sighingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sighingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вздыхает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sighingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘশ্বাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soupirant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sighingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seufzend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sighingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sighingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sighingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sighingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sighingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुहळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sighingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sighingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sighingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зітхає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sighingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sighingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sighingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sighingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sighingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sighingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHINGLY»

The term «sighingly» is used very little and occupies the 152.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sighingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sighingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHINGLY»

Discover the use of sighingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sighingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Works of George Meredith
... Perrin, the footman, was confined to his chamber ; Manton, the favourite maid, had appeared in the morning with a face that caused her banishment to bed ; and the cook, Mrs. Bannister, then sighingly agreed to send up cold meat for the ...
George Meredith, 1897
2
The American Magazine
The third Pettison was especially weak in this regard, being a semi-invalid. Pink said it was her name — Constantia. Con- stantia herself said it was her liver. She referred to herself sighingly so often as a " perfect wreck " that Pink heartlessly ...
Frank Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline) Leslie, Ellery Sedgwick, 1903
3
Hours of Sun and Shade: Reveries in Prose and Verse, with ...
THE vase is perfiimed, Though the sweet roselies dead; With the exquisite odour It sighingly shed. Oh, gently 'twas gather'd From Philomel's bower, O'er the gorgeous apartment Its fragrance to shower. With loveliness beaming, It bloom'd for ...
James Hickman, 1856
4
Sunshine and shadow
The vase is perfumed, Though the sweet rose lies dead ; With the exquisite odour It sighingly shed. Oh, gently 'twas gather'd From Philomel's bow'r, O'er the lovely boudoir Its fragrance to show'r. With loveliness beaming, It bloom'd for awhile ...
James Hickman, 1871
5
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
The third Pettison was especially weak in this regard, being a semi-invalid. Pink said it was her name — Constantia. Con- stantia herself said it was her liver. She referred to herself sighingly so often as a " perfect wreck " that Pink heartlessly ...
Mrs. Frank Leslie, Ellery Sedgwick, 1904
6
The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to ...
Then I saw that they went on all, save that Christian kept before, who had no more talk but with chri.ti.n h» himself (h), and that sometimes sighingly, and some - talk »ith him"ilf- times comfortably: also he would be often reading in the roll that  ...
John Bunyan, rev James Inglis, 1877
7
Observed and noted
in life, but they took existence so sadly and sighingly that many of them found it a pleasure to die. I was only a child when I saw the first and last choir meeting at my old home. It made a deep impression, which I have never forgotten. But I am ...
Robert Blair Risk, 1893
8
By Solent and Danube: poems and ballads
'Neath the old linden-tree Sits the wife dreamily, Wither'd leaves sighingly, Fall at her feet. Now the sky is black and murky, And the wind wails o'er the plain, Soft and mournful, nature's sorrow For the orphans and the slain ; And they bury him,  ...
William Wilsey Martin, 1885
9
Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine
dient : sighingly accepted : a provision to that effect, was laid in, by Sophie : who also superintended the cookery : Mrs. Pecker having wished herself to attend to this indispensable feature in our preparations. The helplessness of these foreign  ...
Douglas William Jerrold, 1846
10
Plays of the 19th and 20th centuries
I knew she would say it sometime, Bob. Hastings (sighingly). You're lucky, Lee. Nellie (sighingly). Remember me to the kiddies, Bob. Goodby. (Exeunt with Lee, C. D. in F. Hastings stands C, looking at the notes in his hand until — ) CURTAIN.
‎1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sighingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
One hundred years of Indian summers
... caught on the brink of slipping sighingly out of history altogether, or Nasur-ud-din, a virtual caricature of a playboy prince. The one thing refreshingly lacking ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»
2
Love Is Strange review: subtle and nuanced in ways which, I'm …
'When you live with people,' Ben tells George, sighingly, 'you know them better than you care to.' Love-is-strange A humdinger of a plus: Alfred Molina and John ... «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 15»
3
2015 Douglas County Spelling Bee: Word list 7
sighingly . with a deep and prolonged audible breath. “The class protested sighingly when the teacher announced a pop quiz.” appellation . a name or title by ... «NRToday.com, Dec 14»
4
Ello is the tiny, ad-free anti-Facebook. Does it have a prayer?
Ello, sighingly, has a long way to go. But Jesus with a boring status update, give it a chance, will you? After all, Ello is still in beta. It's got a thousand bugs, ... «SFGate, Sep 14»
5
Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems review – an octogenarian …
For a mercy, someone has clearly done what Sharon Robinson once sighingly concluded that she could not, and disabused Cohen of the notion that his songs ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
6
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters: Lullaby and … the …
The optimistic Led Zeppelin diehard, patiently waiting for a reunion tour, might sighingly note that the Plant they find here – vulnerable, dignified, restrained, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
7
Focus is on the characters as an epic story is bravely told
She likewise dotes on him: it's the son, not the father, whom she sighingly leans against during Act Four's nocturnal scene with its ecstatic, ominous flute solo. «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
8
The Calamity Has Begun: The Problem of Economic & Religious …
Schell said he found "People aren't in denial about climate change, but they sighingly say, 'Isn't it terrible?' And I'm sure it's because they lack faith in the system ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, May 14»
9
REVIEW: Goldfrapp, Colston Hall, by Mike Norton, 4.5/5
Dressed in black with an unruly tangle of blonde hair, she was sighingly breathless for the slow numbers (think “Happy Birthday, Mr President”) and much more ... «Bristol Post, Apr 14»
10
Will you vote for me? I'm on a horse.
Guevara, atop the horse Rómulo and ever the heartthrob, rode through a crowd of swooning women. La Prensa Libre sighingly described the scene, saying “As ... «Tico Times, Jan 14»

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