sigh
verb (used without object)
to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
is sighing
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present progressiveof sigh (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The team is sighing with relief when Kendall, of WDC, sidles up to Kowalcyk, quietly telling her the man next to Paul asked whether he could go inside, too.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
What the commentators should be doing is sighing with relief.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012
I can tell because she is sighing more than usual.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
While he is sighing his very loudest, Josephine enters.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
Thus prays the author of the Imitation of Christ; and in so praying he is sighing after wisdom.
From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by R. Heber Newton
