Suspire Definition & Meaning

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

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