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suspire
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suspire, v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.].
To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"Fireflies that suspire
In short, soft lapses of transported flame." [1913 Webster]
In short, soft lapses of transported flame." [1913 Webster]
suspire, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.].
A long, deep breath; a sigh. [1913 Webster]
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