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suspiration

suspiration noun: the act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained).

Noun

suspiration (plural suspirations)

  1. The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained).
    • nor windy suspiration of forced breathc. 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 1, scene 2; republished as Hamlet, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992, →ISBN, page 9
    • and the assistance of the inward Intercostal Muscles in deep Suspirations, when we take more large gulps of Aire to cool our heart overcharged with Love or Sorrow […]1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 80

Forms of suspiration

pluralsuspirations

Origin of suspiration

Learned borrowing from Latin suspīrātiō, suspīrātiōnem (“sighing”).

Questions about suspiration

What does suspiration mean?
Suspiration means the act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained).
What part of speech is suspiration?
Suspiration is a noun.
What is the plural of suspiration?
The plural of suspiration is suspirations.

Words near suspiration in the dictionary

  1. suspicious
  2. suspiciously
  3. suspiciousness
  4. suspiral
  5. suspirals
  6. suspiration
  7. suspirations
  8. suspire
  9. suspired
  10. suspires
  11. suspiring

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