Suspiration
Full definition of suspiration
Noun
suspiration
(plural suspirations)- The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained)
- 1662, Henry More, , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 80:"... and the assistance of the inward Intercostal Muscles in deep Suspirations, when we take more large gulps of Aire to cool our heart overcharged with Love or Sorrow"