Hic! A hic is quick.
A hic ends in a bit.
A sneeze is a big puff.
It zips off the nose.
A yawn is a big breath.
The mouth is wide.
We see one. We yawn!
Did you? Did a pal?
Words to know
- sneeze: burst of air
- yawn: deep breath
- breath: air you take
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Sources
- https://www.altru.org/health-library/conditions/hiccups
- https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-people-get-the-hiccups-and-how-do-you-get-rid-of-them-91827
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiccups/
- https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003060.htm
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/sneezing
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/yawning
- https://kidshealth.org/BarbaraBushChildrens/en/kids/yawn.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12098519/
- https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/coughing-and-sneezing.html
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/common-cold/
- https://www.britannica.com/science/yawning
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12488162/
- https://www.britannica.com/science/hiccup
- https://www.swinburne.edu.au/news/2018/05/health-check-why-do-we-yawn-and-why-is-it-contagious/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-curious-case-of-charles-osborne-who-hiccuped-for-68-years-straight-180980232/
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11787254/
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