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n. - An utterance made by exhaling audibly.

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Usage examples (31)
  • The girl's voice trembled, her breath came so hard Morgan could hear its suspiration where he stood.
  • The severity of the sentence occasioned general surprise; a general suspiration and low murmur were heard through the court.
  • Janet took a deep breath which was hardly a sigh; it was rather a big drink of air and the final suspiration of all her worries.
  • Infinitely reassuring was the unresting, unhurried suspiration of the air-pumps, driving the man-made trade winds of this tiny planet.
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