suspire

verb

Definition of suspirenext
as in to gasp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspire
  1. gasp
  2. wheeze
  3. puff
  4. pant
  5. huff
  6. inspire
Verb
  • By midday Wednesday, distressed Santa Monica residents gasped in the smoke and strained against 40-mph wind gusts, dragging pets and suitcases to their cars to flee the mandatory evacuation zone north of San Vicente.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In December 2024, Gomez reacted to her double nomination with a video on her Instagram Stories, in which gasped and buried her face in her hands after her name was called in the movies category.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of gasp
Verb
  • But in his next video, Pratt showed himself on the floor, wheezing.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
    J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Definition of wheeze
Verb
  • In Mexico City, on a boat in the canals of Xochimilco, the sun rose behind a puffing volcano and lit up the occasional fisherman.
    Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Almost 30 years later, my knee still puffs up with too much activity, the skin almost leathery to the touch.
    Megan Tady, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of puff
Verb
  • Hundreds of Walmart shoppers have awarded the top and pants five-star ratings.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The pocketed button-up and pants with an elastic waist are available in regular, petite, and tall lengths, sizes XS-XXXL, and 10 colors.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of pant
Verb
  • That’s also why his obsessive huffing on a locket holding a lock of hair from Lily-Rose Depp’s Ellen, the woman he’s been obsessed with since her youth, is so unexpectedly funny.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Pad see ew huffed with smokiness, the wok hei seared so deeply into the wide noodles that its potency could withstand even the indignities of carryout containers.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of huff
Verb
  • This collaboration celebrates the power of connection, inspiring travelers to embrace paths that transform not only their journeys but their lives.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Their ability to bring this personal journey, which is not only my directorial debut but my artistic life’s most significant work, transforms the pain of generations past into something that can heal and inspire others to choose empathy and compassion.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of inspire
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