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- Dictionarysus·pire/səˈspī(ə)r/
verb
- 1. breathe: literary "we only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire"
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The meaning of SUSPIRE is to draw a long deep breath : sigh.
When you suspire, you breathe deeply or sigh. You might suspire melodramatically as you listen to your best friend complain about her allowance for the thousandth time.
Suspire definition: to sigh.. See examples of SUSPIRE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: archaic or poetic 1. to sigh or utter with a sigh; yearn 2. to breathe; respire.... Click for more definitions.
suspire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring". breathe, take a breath, respire. respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide.
Synonyms for SUSPIRE: gasp, wheeze, puff, pant, huff, blow (out), inspire, breathe; Antonyms of SUSPIRE: choke, suffocate, smother, gag, asphyxiate, throttle, stifle, strangle.
to sigh or utter with a sigh; yearn. ( intransitive) to breathe; respire. Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin suspīrāre to take a deep breath, from sub- + spīrāre to breathe. suspiration /ˌsʌspɪˈreɪʃən/ n. 'suspire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): cesspool - suspiration.
Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. intransitive verb To breathe. intransitive verb To sigh. ... The days are yawning in view of the years struggling to suspire. Utter the long Calib Donigan 2011. Each of the principals, seconded by his particular waiter, ...
Suspire Definition. To take a long, deep breath; esp., to sigh. To breathe. To sigh. (obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb suspire. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
