Suspire

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To breathe: "And from that one intake of fire/All creatures still warmly suspire” ( Robert Frost).
  • verb-intransitive. To sigh.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To breathe.
  • v. To exhale.
  • v. To sigh.
  • n. A long, deep breath; a sigh.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe.
  • n. A long, deep breath; a sigh.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fetch a long, deep breath: sigh.
  • To breathe.
  • To sigh or long for.
  • n. A deep breath; a sigh.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
  • v. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  • Verb Form
    suspired    suspires    suspiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    breathe    respire    take a breath   
    Hyponym
    exhale    expire    wheeze    saw wood    snore    choke    respire    hiccough    breathe in    breathe out   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sigh    breathe