Suspiration

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh.
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  • noun. The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained)
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  • noun. an utterance made by exhaling audibly
    • Word Usage
    ""Yes," said the first lady, with the same kind of suspiration, "I know what you mean."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    utterance  vocalization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    burp  cirrus  communing  death-bell  deglutition  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sigh  
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