sighingly
In breathy exhalation
Sighingly means with a sigh or in a sighing manner—exhaling audibly to express weariness, longing, relief, or resignation: She sighingly agreed to help.
The word is literary and uncommon, typically appearing in fiction to convey emotional weight: "I suppose you're right," he said sighingly.
With pensive longing
- melancholicallyIn a sorrowful way
- nostalgicallyWith longing for past
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
plaintively · mournfully · forlornly · regretfully · bittersweet · despondently · gloomily · sadly
In a reflective manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- dreamilyIn an abstracted manner
- musinglyIn contemplative thought
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
ruminatively · thoughtfully · absently · distractedly · reverie · brooding · wistfully · distantly
In a fatigued manner
- defeatedlyIn a vanquished manner
- resignedlyWith weary acceptance
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
heavily · languidly · drowsily · sluggishly · draggingly
With audible exhalation
shakily · quietly · gently · slowly · dramatically · expressively · theatrically · repeatedly
In a vanquished manner
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
wistfully
With pensive longing
- melancholicallyIn a sorrowful way
- nostalgicallyWith longing for past
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
sorrowfully · plaintively · mournfully · forlornly · regretfully · bittersweet · despondently · gloomily · sadly · heartbrokenly
pensively
In a reflective manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- dreamilyIn an abstracted manner
- musinglyIn contemplative thought
meditatively · ruminatively · thoughtfully · absently · distractedly · reverie · brooding · wistfully · distantly · introspectively
tiredly
In a fatigued manner
- defeatedlyIn a vanquished manner
- resignedlyWith weary acceptance
- wearilyIn exhausted manner
listlessly · heavily · languidly · drowsily · sluggishly · draggingly
breathily
With audible exhalation
heavily · shakily · quietly · gently · slowly · dramatically · expressively · theatrically · repeatedly · unconsciously
defeatedly
In a vanquished manner
- hopelesslyWithout any expectation
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
acquiescently · fatalistically · stoically · yieldingly · capitulating
sighinglycheerfully
In a glad manner
joyfully · happily · gleefully · exuberantly · enthusiastically
sighinglyenergetically
With much vigor
vigorously · eagerly · animatedly · vivaciously · spiritedly
- sighing loudlyAudible breath of frustration