sighing

3 definitions • 3 examples

present participle of

to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.:

She sighed deeply and sat down.

[ + speech ] "I wish he was here," she sighed (= she said with a sigh).

If the wind sighs, it makes a long, soft sound as it moves through trees:

I lay on my back, listening to the sound of the wind sighing in the trees.