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yexing¹

  • /ˈjɛksɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛksɪŋ

Where it comes from

From yex + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of yex

yexing²

  • /ˈjɛksɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛksɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun yexings

  1. archaic, dialectal A hiccup. Frequent, convulsive Yexings, or Hickets.

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"yexing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yexing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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yexing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yexing

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"yexing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yexing.

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@misc{yexing_2026,
  title = {yexing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yexing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}