Suspire

3 definitions found

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

  Suspire \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.
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           Fireflies that suspire
           In short, soft lapses of transported flame. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspire \Sus*pire"\, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.]
     A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suspire
       v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She
            sighed sadly" [syn: {sigh}]
       2: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
          better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
          [syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {respire}]