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.
Fireflies that suspire
In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
Mrs.
Browning.Sus*pire", n. [Cf. L. suspirium.]
A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]