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singillātim or singŭlātim (in many MSS. also sigillātim; contr. collat. form singultim), adv. [singuli], one by one, singly (class.): sic singillatim nostrum unusquisque movetur, Lucil. ap. Non. 176, 11: singillatim potius quam generatim atque universe loqui, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 143: singillatim de uno quoque genere dicere, id. Inv. 1, 30, 49; Ter. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 43; Lucr. 2, 153; 4, 105; Caecil. and Cael. ap. Non. 176, 8 sq.; Cic. Mil. 1, 52, 98 and 99; 1, 55, 107; id. Tusc. 5, 33, 94; id. Phil. 2, 36, 92; id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 50; 22, 72; Caes. B. G. 3, 2 Oud. N. cr.; 5, 4; 5, 52; Sall. C. 49, 4; Suet. Aug. 9; id. Claud. 29.

singultim. adv. [from singultus; cf.: furtim, partim, etc.], sobbingly: μετά λυγμοῦ, Hor. S. 1, 6, 56 (others less correctly make it = singulatim, singillatim, singly): lamentabiles questus singultim instrepebat, App. M p. 127, 36.

singultĭo, īre, v. n. [singultus].

  1. I. To hiccup: aut bilem vomunt aut singultiunt, Cels. 5, 26, 19; Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 48; to sob, App. M. 3, p. 133, 40.
    1. * B. Transf., of a hen, to cluck, Col. 8, 11, 15.
  2. * II. Transf., to throb with pleasure: vena, Pers. 6, 72.

singulto, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [id.].

  1. I. Neutr., to hiccup; to sob: singultantium modo, Quint. 10, 7, 10.
    1. B. Transf., poet., of persons dying, to rattle in the throat, Verg. A. 9, 333; Sil. 2, 362; 1, 388; Val. Fl. 2, 211.
      Of speech interrupted with sobs: verba singultantia, Stat. S. 5, 5, 26; Calp. Ecl. 6, 22.
      Of water flowing from an orifice, to gurgle, Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.
  2. II. Act.: animam, to breathe out with sobs, to gasp away with short sobs or rattling in the throat, Ov. M. 5, 134: in limine vitae animas, Stat. Th. 5, 261: et singultatis oscula mixta sonis, Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 16.

singultus, ūs, m. [singuli, and hence, an uttering of single sounds].

  1. I. Lit., a sobbing, speech interrupted by sobs (class.); sing.: multas lacrimas et fletum cum singultu videre potuisti, Cic. Planc. 31, 76; Lucr. 6, 1160; Ov. M. 11, 420; id. Tr. 1, 3, 42; Tac. H. 3, 10 al.
    Plur., Cat. 64, 131; Ov. M. 6, 509; Hor. C. 3, 27, 74.
    As a disease, hiccups, Sen. Ep. 47, 3; Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 189; 21, 18, 72, § 120; 23, 1, 27, § 54 al.
  2. II. Transf., a rattling in the throat of dying persons, Verg. A. 9, 415; id. G. 3, 507; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 11, 4.
    Of the clucking of a hen, Col. 8, 5, 3; 8, 11, 15; Pall. 1, 28, 6.
    Of the croaking of a raven, Plin. 18, 35, 87, § 362.
    Of the gurgling of water, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 6.