# sighing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,285

## Definitions
1. Accompanied by or uttered with a sigh.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sighynge. By surface analysis, sigh + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sizing)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-siting)
- **sitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sitting)
- **singing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-singing)
- **signing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-signing)
- **sinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sinking)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sipping)
- **sinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sinning)
- **sighting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-sighting)
- **singling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sighing-vs-singling)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siding-vs-sighing)
- **sibling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sibling-vs-sighing)
- **sagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagging-vs-sighing)
- **sifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sifting-vs-sighing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`isghing`, `sgihing`, `sigghing`, `sighhing`, `sighign`, `sighingg`, `sighinng`, `sighnig`, `sigihng`, `sihging`, `ssighing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sighing