· heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"
Synonym(s): sigh
Hypernym(s): breathe, take_a_breath, respire, suspire
· draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
Synonym(s): breathe, take_a_breath, respire