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suspiring

Variant of suspire

intransitive verb suspired, suspiring

Rare to take a long, deep breath; esp., to sigh

Origin: ME suspiren < L suspirare, to breathe out < sub-, sub- + spirare: see spirit

Related Forms:

suspiration noun

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