Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Yex · IPA /jɛks/ v. i. n. 01 v. i. To hiccough. 1. To hiccough.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose.” — Chaucer. 02 n. A hiccough. 1. A hiccough.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]