"suspire" in the verb sense
1. sigh, suspire
heave or utter a sigh breathe deeply and heavily
"She sighed sadly"
2. breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
"I can breathe better when the air is clean"
"The patient is respiring"
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