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suspire

verb
/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.

  1. derived from suspīrō

Definitions

  1. To breathe, especially to exhale

    • Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
    • To him that yesterday did suspire.

  2. To sigh.

    • Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

  3. A long, deep breath

    A long, deep breath; a sigh.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA