singultient

adjective

sin·​gul·​ti·​ent

siŋˈgəltēənt

archaic

: sobbing

wakes with a deep-drawn singultient breath

—Lewis Morris

Word History

Etymology

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

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