singultus — meaning in English

English meaning

• hiccup noun An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm that produces a short, sharp sound.
• sob verb To cry with short, gasping breaths.
• sobbing noun The act of crying with gasping breaths.

Senses

singultus is used for these senses in English:

• death rattle The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.
• hiccup A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.
• sob A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
• sobbing Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

hiccup — full definition

1. noun An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm that produces a short, sharp sound.
2. noun A small, temporary problem or setback.
3. verb To make the sound of a hiccup.

sob — full definition

1. verb To cry with short, gasping breaths.
2. noun A short, gasping cry, or the sound it makes.

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