Usually means: Involuntary contraction of diaphragm; hiccup.
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  1. singult: Merriam-Webster
  2. singult: Collins English Dictionary
  3. singult: Wordnik
  4. singult: Wiktionary
  5. Singult: Dictionary.com
  6. Singult: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. singult: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Singult: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. singult: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. singult: FreeDictionary.org
  11. singult: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. Singult: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. singult-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

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▸ noun:  (obsolete) A sob.

Similar:
singultus, sithe, shright, sough, quiritation, weep, blubber, pillaloo, suckle, ejulation, more...

Opposite:
hiccough, hiccups

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Similar:
singultus, sithe, shright, sough, quiritation, weep, blubber, pillaloo, suckle, ejulation, more...

Opposite:
hiccough, hiccups



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