I.a breathing deeply or with difficulty, a deep breath, a sigh (rare but class.): “enicat suspiritus,” Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 4 (14 Ritschl): “quem nemo aspicere sine suspiritu posset,” Cic. Att. 1, 18, 3 Orell. N. cr.: “suspiritus et gemitus,” Liv. 30, 15, 3: “longos trahens suspiritus,” App. M. 8, p. 207.
suspīrĭtus , ūs, m. suspiro,