suspire
/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
suspire verb: to breathe, especially to exhale.
Verb
suspire (third-person singular simple present suspires, present participle suspiring, simple past and past participle suspired)
- To breathe, especially to exhale
- Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Seventh Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC
- To him that yesterday did suspire.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Synonyms:
- breathe
- 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, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 2
- Now the New Year reviving old Desires,
Noun
suspire (plural suspires)
- A long, deep breath; a sigh.
suspire meaning in Urdu
suspire in Urdu
- آہیں بھرنا, سانس بھرنا
Synonyms of suspire
Forms of suspire
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | suspires |
| present participle | suspiring |
| past participle | suspired |
| past | suspired |
| Noun | |
| plural | suspires |
Origin of suspire
Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.
Words that rhyme with suspire
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- choir
- desire
- esquire
- inspire
- tire
- acquire
- admire
- dire
- empire
- respire
- sire
- transpire
- trier
- dryer
- friar
- fryer
- gyre
- lyre
- mire
- misfire
- require
- underfire
- aspire
- bemire
- buyer
- conspire
- inquire
- overfire
- perspire
- quire
- tyre
- attire
- briar
- crier
- higher
- lier
- overtire
- Pryor
- pyre
- re-retire
- retrochoir
- rewire
- supplier
- underwire
- unretire
- afire
- byre
- drier
Questions about suspire
- What does suspire mean?
- Suspire means to breathe, especially to exhale.
- What is suspire in Urdu?
- Suspire in Urdu is آہیں بھرنا, سانس بھرنا. See Suspire meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is suspire?
- Suspire can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce suspire?
- Suspire is pronounced /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of suspire?
- The past tense of suspire is suspired.
Words near suspire in the dictionary
Source and license
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