yexing

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UK/ˈjɛksɪŋ/

noun

A hiccup.

OriginMiddle English ȝyxynge ← Old English ġeoxung →
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Meanings

yexing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of yex

yexing2

nounyexing (plural yexings)

plural yexings

  1. archaicdialectalA hiccup.

    Frequent, convulsive Yexings, or Hickets.

    1714, Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech, Of the Nature of Things: In Six Books, volume 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yex

Origin

yexing · verb

From yex + -ing.

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yexing · noun

  1. Old Englishġiscian“to sob; sigh”
  2. Old Englishġeoxung
  3. Middle Englishȝyxynge
  4. Englishyexing

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yexing

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Anagrams

Xingye
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APA

yexing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yexing

MLA

“yexing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yexing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yexing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yexing.

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