noun
Meaning 1
A hiccup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
yexing
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈjɛksɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛksɪŋ
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of yex
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
From Middle English ȝyxynge, ȝoxing, from Old English ġeoxung, ġeocsung, ġiscung (“sobbing”), from Old English ġiscian (“to sob; sigh”), equivalent to yex + -ing.
From yex + -ing.