suspiration

Noun
Synonyms: sigh

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an utterance made by exhaling audiblySynonyms: sigh
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Suspiration \Sus`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. suspiratio. See Suspire.] The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh. [1913 Webster]

Windy suspiration of forced breath. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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