səˈspī(ə)r, -īə verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English suspiren, from Latin suspirare to draw a deep breath, sigh, from sub- + spirare to breathe — more at spirit
intransitive verb
1. : to draw a long breath : sigh , respire
the patient began to suspire — Ellery Sedgwick
like two fish … suspended, and suspiring in a golden, liquid atmosphere — Hervey Allen
2. : to long for something — used with for or after
transitive verb
: to utter or give forth with a breath or sigh
I have caught myself suspiring, “Ah, those were the days!” — J.S.Redding