Sighing

Sighing
Sighing Sigh"ing, a. Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. ``Sighing millions.'' --Cowper. -- {Sigh"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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  • Sighing — Sigh Sigh, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sighing}.] [OE. sighen, si?en; cf. also OE. siken, AS. s[=i]can, and OE. sighten, si?ten, sichten, AS. siccettan; all, perhaps, of imitative origin.] 1. To inhale a larger quantity of air… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sighing — saɪ n. loud exhalation which expresses relief or sorrow or other emotions; sighing sound, sound of rushing air v. exhale loudly in relief or sorrow; make a sighing sound; yearn, long for …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Sighing Peak — (coord|67|24|S|67|59|W|) is a prominent, isolated, rocky peak, 640 m, at the south side of the entrance to Stonehouse Bay on the east side of Adelaide Island. First sighted and surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot.… …   Wikipedia

  • sighing — sb. [siking]. 9 β. Wright’s L. P. p. 53 …   Oldest English Words

  • sighing — higgins …   Anagrams dictionary

  • SIGHING — …   Useful english dictionary

  • A plague of sighing and grief! it blows a man up like a bladder. — См. Печаль не уморит, а здоровью повредит …   Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)

  • higgins — sighing …   Anagrams dictionary

  • Sighingly — Sighing Sigh ing, a. Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. Sighing millions. Cowper. {Sigh ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cathedral Song — Infobox Single Name = Cathedral Song Caption = Artist = Tanita Tikaram from Album = Ancient Heart A side = Cathedral Song B side = Sighing Innocents, Fireflies In The Kitchen, Let’s Make Everybody Smile Today, Over To You All [LIVE] Released =… …   Wikipedia

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