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suspire

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

Definition of suspire

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (archaic, literary)To breathe, especially to exhale
    “Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.”
    “To him that yesterday did suspire.”
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verb

  1. (archaic, literary)To breathe, especially to exhale
    “Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.”
    “To him that yesterday did suspire.”
  2. (literary)To sigh.
    “Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.”

noun

  1. (obsolete)A long, deep breath; a sigh.

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Etymology

Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.

Anagrams of suspire

5 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Words you can make from suspire

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7-letter words

1 word

6-letter words

12 words

5-letter words

29 words

4-letter words

35 words

3-letter words

28 words

2-letter words

9 words

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