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suspire
UK /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ US /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
verb 2noun 1
Definitions
verb
1
To breathe, especially to exhale
Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
To him that yesterday did suspire.
2
To sigh.
Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.
noun
1
A long, deep breath; a sigh.
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