Meaning
to sob, hiccup
- to cry noisily, taking in breath convulsively; to sob
- to make hiccuping sounds
In a sentence
Il bambino ha iniziato a singhiozzare dopo aver perso il suo giocattolo.
The child began to sob after losing his toy.
Era così commossa che poteva a malapena parlare senza singhiozzare.
She was so moved that she could barely speak without sobbing.
Perché sta singhiozzando in quel modo?
Why is he sobbing like that?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| singhiozzare | infinitive |
| singhiozzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| singhiozzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| singhiozzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| singhiozza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| singhiozziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| singhiozzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| singhiozzando | gerund |
| singhiozzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary verb.
- Mostly used for weeping with convulsive sobs; 'avere il singhiozzo' is more common for ordinary hiccups.