Verb
To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.
To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors.
To emit; to give out.
To bring to a close; to terminate.
To emit the breath.
To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday.
To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one. Aneurin Bevan
If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom. Peter Straub
Grief does not expire like a candle or the beacon on a lighthouse. It simply changes temperature. Anthony Rapp
An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human. Edward Abbey
Hush, my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay. If he shot me so, I'd expire with a blessing on my lips. Emily Brontë
Habits don't expire until the soul expires. Turkish Proverb