About The Word Suspire
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Suspire
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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.] |
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