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Webster 1913 Edition
Suspire
Sus-pire′
,Verb.
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.
Fireflies that
In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
suspire
In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
Mrs. Browning.
Sus-pire′
,Noun.
[Cf. L.
suspirium
.] A long, deep breath; a sigh.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Suspire
SUSPI'RE
,Verb.
I.