Category:Suspire

Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [l. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub Under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, of. souspirer.]

Defn: to fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire in short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.

Suspire Sus*pire", n. Etym: [cf. L. suspirium.]

Defn: a long, deep breath; a sigh. [obs.]