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to spire

to spire

1 9.9
To breathe out gently
  • verb
  • /spaɪr/
  • Archaic
: exhalar
  • After the long prayer she softly spired, feeling calm and restored.

Examples

  • The poet wrote of lovers who spire their hopes into the night air.

  • He spired deeply, as if drawing strength from the morning breeze.

  • I love to spire at dawn.

  • She spires with joy!

  • After the long prayer, she softly spired, feeling calm and restored as she released her breath into the tranquil air.

  • The poet wrote about how lovers spire their hopes gently into the night air, letting them drift like whispers.

  • He spired deeply, drawing strength from the soft morning breeze that filled his lungs with peace.

Synonyms

to puff
vsto spire
8 1.4

To breathe out quickly and loudly

breathe out gently in a poetic or old-fashioned way

How Strong

to pant
154 1.6
blow
17 1.0
to exhale
127 2.6
to sigh
5 1.9
to spire
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Surface Forms

spire infinitive
spired past
spired past participle
spiring present participle
spires third person singular

Etymology

Spire as a verb meaning 'to breathe' comes from the Latin word spirare meaning 'to breathe', the same root in inspire and respire. So to 'spire' is literally to breathe, which is why it appears in older or poetic language.