suspiration

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suspiration - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Suspiration \Sus`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. suspiratio. See Suspire.]
     The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a
     deep respiration; a sigh.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Windy suspiration of forced breath.      --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

suspiration - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  suspiration
      n 1: an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: sigh,
           suspiration]