The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spiration
Spiration \Spi*ra"tion\, n. [L. spiratio, fr. spirare to
breathe.]
The act of breathing. [Obs.]
--Barrow.
Wiktionary
spiration
n. (context archaic English) the act of breath
Usage examples of "spiration".
She was soaked in per- spiration and was panting, trying to catch her breath.
There he paused to mop the perspiration from his forehead, though the night was now far from warm.