Suspire

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

suspire
    v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She
         sighed sadly" [syn: {sigh}, {suspire}]
    2: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
       better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
       [syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {respire}, {suspire}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suspire \Sus*pire"\, 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.
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         Fireflies that suspire
         In short, soft lapses of transported flame. --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suspire \Sus*pire"\, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.]
   A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
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