sighing
- present participle of sigh.
Example Sentences
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Sighing, I walked over to the glass bowl glimmering on my coffee table.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021
Sighing over his own naïveté, from his current perspective as an art adviser, he added, “Only somebody that young would be dumb enough to do it.”
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2021
Sighing, he adds: “But we all know this. It’s not big news.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2020
Sighing, Stillman confessed that he wished his were the only Austen of the decade.
From The New Yorker • May 19, 2016
Sighing, Dustfinger clambered down from his lookout post.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
