Sentence examples for a quick inhalation from inspiring English sources
The Treatment: Hiccups, more officially referred to as singultus, (from Latin – to catch your breath while sobbing) are repeated, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm causing a quick inhalation, which is then cut short by an involuntary closing of the glottis.
2. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF HICCUPS Hiccups, more officially referred to as singultus (from the Latin, to catch your breath while sobbing), are repeated, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm causing a quick inhalation that is then cut short by an involuntary closing of the glottis.
But it didn't take long for his actions to reflect a predictable side of Ms. Barton's work: everyday gestures, slowed down or sped up; an undercurrent of passive vulnerability juxtaposed with a showy toughness; and the quick inhalation or exhalation of the breath.
The first few inhalations occasioned a quick cough; at the end of eight minutes the head fell back and the arms dropped, but owing to some resistance in opening the mouth, the tooth could not be reached before he awoke.
