suspire /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(literary) To sigh.Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires. — 1859 •(literary, no longer used) To breathe, especially to exhaleFireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame. — 1856 noun1 •(no longer used) A long, deep breath; a sigh. formssuspired · suspiring · suspires
