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hiccup in English
- hiccup⇄expr. hiccups, the condition of having one hiccup after another.
Ex. She tried to stop her hiccups by breathing into a paper bag. - hiccup⇄hiccup, noun, verb, -cuped,-cupingor-cupped,-cupping.
- hiccup⇄noun 1. an involuntary catching of the breath. A hiccup occurs when the glottis suddenly closes, accompanied by a sharp, clicklike sound, caused by a muscular spasm of the diaphragm.
2. (Figurative.) a short-lived decline or disruption.
Ex. - hiccup⇄v.i. 1. to have the hiccups.
2. to make the sound of a hiccup.
Ex. His face revealing an alcoholic stupor, Lonigan hiccupped (James T. Farrell). - hiccup⇄v.t. to utter or bring out with hiccups.
Ex. (Figurative.) The ubiquitous car ... hiccups its way through crowded cobbled streets (Punch).