Definition of suspire Suspire
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We found 9 definitions of suspire from 4 different sources.
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What does suspire mean?
WordNet
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| 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 | ||
| breathe out, exhale, expire expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" | ||
| breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | ||
| respire undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | ||
| respire undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | ||
| respire undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | ||
| choke breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" | ||
| hyperventilate breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate" | ||
| hiccough, hiccup breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" | ||
| sigh, suspire heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" | ||
| breathe out, exhale, expire expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" | ||
| breathe in, inhale, inspire draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | ||
| wheeze breathe with difficulty | ||
| yawn utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" | ||
| saw logs, saw wood, snore breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" | ||
| suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" | ||
| sigh | ||
| take a breath, suspire, respire, breathe undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- suspire (v. i.)
To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. - suspire (n.)
A long, deep breath; a sigh.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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suspire
sus-pīr′, v.i. to fetch a deep breath, to sigh, to breathe.—n. Suspirā′tion, act of sighing.—adj. Suspir′ious, sighing. [L. suspīrāre—sub, under, spirāre, to breathe.]
