1. to breathe; to draw breath
Usage: archaic; literary
2. to sigh deeply
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The dying man barely suspires in his final moments.
• She suspires heavily after hearing the tragic news.
• The poet wrote of lovers who suspire beneath the moonlight.
• In the stillness, one could hear the patient suspire softly.
• The ancient text describes how the soul suspires at death.
• He suspires with longing as he reads her letter.