/haɪvz/
OriginUncertain, but frequently connected with heave, even if such a derivation is phonologically difficult.
- plural, plural-normallyItchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
“So when I was diagnosed with a fairly difficult-to-treat disease called idiopathic angioedema and chronic urticaria (a fancy way of saying we don’t know why you swell and hey, enjoy the 24/7 hives) si”
“When she recovers enough to look down at her arms [...] she blinks to see them covered in faint, but rising, puffy welts. Hives. She's breaking out in hives.”
- form-of, pluralplural of hive
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular simple present indicative of hive
Formshive(singular)