suspire

Verbs

  • (v) heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
    • She sighed sadly
    sigh,
  • (v) 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,

Synonyms

sigh breathe take a breath respire

See also

breathe out exhale expire breathe in inhale inspire

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