suspired

past tense of suspire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspired
Verb
  • As seen in footage shared to X and credited to Danish outlet Billed Bladet, the Queen gasped when her son headed in her direction.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Just then, Chinouriri gasped as Slayyyter started playing in the distance, and was back to dancing in her seat.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Isaac Hayden huffed and puffed but received little support from Blackpool’s Karoy Anderson.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But, expecting parents who are soccer fans can draw inspiration from the beautiful game with a gorgeous baby name inspired by the sport’s past and present stars.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2026
  • And developers plan to call the green square in the heart of the area, inspired by the floor plan of the bathhouse complex, Thermenplein.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • And over the years, an increase in solar activity — space weather from the sun — has puffed up Earth's atmosphere to create more drag on Swift than expected, pulling it down from its initial orbit.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 19 June 2026
  • His lips puffed with each breath.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Pet owners spoke reassuringly to their dogs, who panted and pawed their owners, and to their mewing cats.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification.
    Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
  • The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The company previously had an overall TV deal at Disney, which expired earlier this year.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • The delays come after a ground stop expired at the world's busiest airport.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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“Suspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspired. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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