noun🔗ShareThe act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of)."Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game."mindsoulcharacterachievementvalueattitudebeingemotionphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe action of aspirating."The doctor performed careful aspirations of fluid from the patient's lungs to help them breathe easier. "phoneticslanguagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA burst of air that follows the release of some consonants."The phonetician carefully analyzed the recording to measure the aspirations after the "p" sounds in the speaker's pronunciation of "pot." "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
