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Definition of yex

yex

/jɛks/
yex

Plural:yexes
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Past Simple:yexed
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Past Participle:yexed
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Present Participle:yexing
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yex Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A hiccup, or a sudden, convulsive sob.

Example

"A sudden yex interrupted his sorrowful monologue, breaking the quiet of the room."

• verb

1

To hiccup, belch, or sob convulsively.

Example

"The exhausted child continued to yex softly after crying himself to sleep."

• Rhymes for yex

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'yexen' or 'yesken', derived from Old English 'gescian' meaning 'to sob' or 'to hiccup'. It traces back to the Proto-Germanic root '*giskōną'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Yex. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/yex
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