suspire

sus·pire  (s-spr)

intr.v. sus·pired, sus·pir·ing, sus·pires

1. To breathe: "And from that one intake of fire/All creatures still warmly suspire" (Robert Frost).

2. To sigh.

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[Middle English suspiren, to sigh, from Old French, from Latin susprre : sub-, from below; see sub- + sprre, to breathe.]

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suspi·ration (ssp-rshn) n.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" sigh breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	suspire - 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 respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate" hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" sigh, suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" wheeze - breathe with difficulty yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" saw logs, saw wood, snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"