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Stun vs Suspire - What's the difference?

stun | suspire |

As verbs the difference between stun and suspire

is that stun is to incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness while suspire is .

As a noun stun

is the condition of being stunned.

stun

English

Verb

(stunn)
  • To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
    • Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
    In many European countries cattle have to be stunned before slaughtering.
  • To shock or surprise.
    • The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegiations on the front page of a newspaper.
    He stood there stunned , looking at the beautiful, breath-taking sunrise.
  • (snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The condition of being stunned.
  • (billiard, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.

    • Anagrams

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    suspire

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To breathe.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • * Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    • Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
  • To exhale.
  • To sigh.

    • Synonyms

    * (to breathe) see

    Related terms

    * suspiration

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.
    • (Webster 1913)

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