suspire Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
    sigh.
    • She sighed sadly
  2. verb draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
    breathe; respire; take a breath.
    • I can breathe better when the air is clean
    • The patient is respiring

WordNet

Sus*pire" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.
Definitions
  1. 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" noun
Etymology
Cf. L. suspirium.
Definitions
  1. A long, deep breath; a sigh. Obs.

Webster 1913