suspīro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [sub spiro].
I Neutr. , to draw a deep breath , heave a sigh , to sigh (class.): occulte, Cic. Att. 2, 21, 2: familiariter, id. ib. 1, 13, 1: suspirat ab imis Pectoribus, Ov. M. 2, 655: dumque ibi suspirat, id. ib. 1, 707: suspirat sacerdos, Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 572: flebile, id. in Eutr. 1, 269.—Poet.: puella in flavo hospite suspirans, sighing after , longing for , Cat. 64, 98: solā suspirat in illā, Ov. F. 1, 417; v. also infra, II.—Transf., of things: tellus atro exundante vapore Suspirans, breathing out , Sil. 12, 136: relicto brevi foramine, quo aestuantia vina suspirent, may exhale , evaporate , Pall. Oct. 14, 16: curae suspirantes, sighing , Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21, 42 (Trag. v. 60 Vahl.).—With ne and subj., Hor. C. 3, 2, 9.—
II Act. (poet.).
A To breathe out , exhale : umentes nebulas (Anauros), Luc. 6, 370: inclusum pectore, Bacchum, Sil. 4, 779; 12, 136. —
B To sigh for , long for : suspirat longo non visam tempore matrem, Juv. 11, 152: amores, Tib. 3, 11, 11: Chloen, Hor. C. 3, 7, 10: lucra, Prud. Cath. 2, 44.—
C To sigh out , exclaim with a sigh : grandis suspirat arator, incassum manuum cecidisse labores, Lucr. 2, 1164.—With ne : matrona et adulta virgo Suspiret, eheu! ne, etc. ( = sollicita est, ne), Hor. C. 3, 2, 9.