Meaning of SUSPIRE
| Pronunciation: | | su'spIr
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | breathe, respire, take a breath |
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| | See Also: | | breathe in, breathe out, choke, exhale, expire, hiccough, hiccup, hyperventilate, inhale, inspire, saw logs, saw wood, sigh, snore, suspire, wheeze, yawn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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