About The Word Suspire
Learn about the word Suspire to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Suspire definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Suspire
| Suspire Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Suspire?
[v] draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
[v] heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" Synonyms | Synonyms for Suspire: breathe | respire | take a breath Related Terms | Find terms related to Suspire: See Also | breathe in | breathe out | choke | exhale | expire | hiccough | hiccup | hyperventilate | inhale | inspire | saw logs | saw wood | sigh | snore | suspire | wheeze | yawn Suspire In Webster's Dictionary \Sus*pire"\, v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to
sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF.
souspirer.]
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. [Cf. L. suspirium.] A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.] |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Chowchow ‐ a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger [n] chopped pickles…
- Baptisia australis ‐ wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue…
- Cortical ‐ of or relating…
- Licensed practical nurse ‐ a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to…
- Nitrostat ‐ trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator…
- Psittacosaurus ‐ primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the…
- Rayless ‐ having no parts resembling rays; not having…
- Lithographic ‐ of or produced by or involved in lithography; "lithographic…
- Petitio principii ‐ the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises;…
- Mauritius ‐ an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean [n] a parliamentary…