hiccups

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪkəps/, /ˈhɪkʌps/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkəps
  • Hyphenation: hic‧cups

Noun

hiccups

  1. plural of hiccup
    There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.

Noun

hiccups pl (plural only)

  1. (usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.
    He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water.

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Verb

hiccups

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup
    He shakes every time he hiccups.
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