Suspiration

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspiration \Sus`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. suspiratio. See {Suspire}.]
     The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a
     deep respiration; a sigh.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Windy suspiration of forced breath.      --Shak.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suspiration
       n : an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: {sigh}]