yexing

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From yex +‎ -ing.

Verb

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yexing

  1. present participle and gerund of yex

Etymology 2

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From Middle English ȝyxynge, ȝoxing, from Old English ġeoxung, ġeocsung, ġiscung (sobbing), from Old English ġiscian (to sob; sigh), equivalent to yex +‎ -ing.

Noun

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yexing (plural yexings)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) A hiccup.
    • 1714, Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech, Of the Nature of Things: In Six Books, volume 2:
      Frequent, convulsive Yexings, or Hickets.