verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of suspire.
adjective.
Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Word Usage
"Narrative trumps biology; what makes Mrs. Thomas "Mama," not Nell, is her affective embodiment of Maisie's history: "For there, before me on the bed, lay all my past--suspired within her bosom, the gentle casing of my own heart" 373."