SUSPIRE

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

(verb) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; “I can breathe better when the air is clean”; “The patient is respiring”

sigh, suspire

(verb) heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; “She sighed sadly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

suspire (third-person singular simple present suspires, present participle suspiring, simple past and past participle suspired)

(literary) To breathe.

(literary) To exhale.

(literary) To sigh.

Synonyms

• (to breathe): see breathe

Noun

suspire (plural suspires)

(obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.

Anagrams

• pussier, rises up, uprises

Source: Wiktionary

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Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]

Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.

Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]

Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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