noun
Meaning 1
A fit of gasping or convulsive breathing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
singultus
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noun
Meaning 2
A sob; a speech broken by sobs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
The hiccups; diaphragmatic myoclonus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: otherwise obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- how do you cure the hiccups?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hiccup, hiccough
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction, symptom
History
Etymology
From early 15th century. Learned borrowing from Latin singultus, of unknown origin.