singultus

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noun

A hiccup.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œHe waved at me -- for silence and focus -- as I was endeavoring to control my singultus which often occurs whenever I see a quarry.” Yemi D. Prince; The Birth of a Child in a Fishing Boat; Langaa; 2016.
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