in-gemisco, ui, 3. v. a. and n., to groan or sigh over a thing. Act. With acc. and inf.: quid ingemiscis hostem Dolabellam judicatum, Cic. Phil. 13, 10, 23: ingemuit citro non satis esse suo, Mart. 9, 59, 10.

— With acc. obj.: suos casus, App. M. 8, p. 235.

—Hence, ingemiscendus, a, um, lamentable: clades, Amm. 30, 7, 26.

— Neutr.: pueri Spartani non ingemiscunt, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77: quantum ingemiscant patres nostri, si, etc., Liv. 21, 53, 5: in quo tu ingemiscis, id. Att. 7, 23, 1.

—With dat.: ulli malo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 21 (a transl. from Sophocles): ingemiscamus illis, quae patiebamur, Plin. Pan. 53, 5.

—With ad: ad aliquid, Suet. Aug. 65 ext.

—With abl.: (luce) repertā, Verg. A. 4, 692: morte alicujus, Curt. 9, 3, 20.

— Transf., of inanim. things: ignis ingemiscit, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1732.