suspire
verb
sus·pire sə-ˈspī(-ə)r 
suspired; suspiring
intransitive verb
: to draw a long deep breath : sigh
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin suspirare, from sub- + spirare to breathe
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
suspires
verb
as in pants
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pants
- inbreathes
- gasps
- puffs
- huffs
- wheezes
- inspires
- blows (out)
- whiffs
- snorts
- sniffs
- respires
- draws
- expires
- snuffles
- snores
- snuffs
- breathes
- yawns
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chokes
- suffocates
- smothers
- gags
- asphyxiates
- stifles
- garottes
- throttles
- strangles
- garrotes
- interlocking grain
- interlocks
- interloculus
- interlocution
- interlocutions
- interlocutor
- interlocutors
- interlocutory
- interlocutress
- interlocutresses
- interlocutrice
- interlocutrices
- interlocutrix
- interlocutrixes
- interlope
- interloped
- interloper
- interlopers
- interlopes
- interloping
- interlot
- interlucation
- interlucent
- interlude
- interluded