suspiring

verb

present participle of suspire
as in blowing (out)

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  1. gasping
  2. panting
  3. wheezing
  4. huffing
  5. puffing
  6. inspiring
Verb
  • Gauff and Muchová had the crowd gasping in the thick heat through the tiebreak, which produced some of the most electric shots of what had already been a tense match.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Several people reported that the boy seemed to be gasping for air, police said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of gasping
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  • When panting alone cannot shed enough heat, dogs fall back on shade.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Dogs primarily regulate heat through panting and small sweat glands in their paw pads, according to the American Kennel Club.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of panting
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  • Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Since October, her youngest, now 7, has been coughing and wheezing a lot, especially at night.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Definition of wheezing
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  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
  • Lee began huffing gasoline at seven years old, court documents stated.
    — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Definition of huffing
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  • But, alas, there are no other young male seals in the residential streets of Hobart to practice chest-puffing and sparring with.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Set in an alternate past during Japan's Meiji era, the world of Sparks of Tomorrow is totally reliant on steam power, with massive boilers constantly puffing away.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of puffing
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  • The house put the family and its guests not only in direct contact with the awe-inspiring waterfall beneath it but also with the geological feature’s humidity, causing mildew growth that needed mitigation.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • The goal of the project is to spur civic engagement and foster connection between Los Gatans by inspiring them to reflect on the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of inspiring
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