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singultient

adjective
sin·​gul·​ti·​ent | \ siŋˈgəltēənt\

Definition of singultient

archaic
: sobbing wakes with a deep-drawn singultient breath— Lewis Morris

History and Etymology for singultient

Latin singultient-, singultiens, present participle of singultire to sob, hiccup, from singultus sob, hiccup

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