were sighing
- past progressive of sigh.
Example Sentences
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He spoke very softly, as if he were sighing.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019
While we were sighing over the setting, Pontus was deep into cooking.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019
It was dark and Merry could see nothing as he lay on the ground rolled in a blanket; yet though the night was airless and windless, all about him hidden trees were sighing softly.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The books in my father’s shed were sighing.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Refreshed, he briskly went back to his piano, persuaded that the young people were sighing to see him there.
From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
