Suspire

v. i. [Lat. suspirare, to breathe out, to sigh, from sub, under, and spirare, to breathe; It. sospirare, Sp. & Pg. suspirar, Fr. soupirer.] To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. [Rare.]

Fire-flies, that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. E. B. Browning.

n. A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]