hiccough

[US]/'hɪkʌp/
[UK]/ˈhɪkʌp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hiccup
v. hiccup
Word Forms
Pluralhiccoughs
Third Person Singularhiccoughs
Present Participlehiccoughing
Past Tensehiccoughed
Past Participlehiccoughed

Example Sentences

I ate too quickly and got hiccoughs.

You can usually get rid of hiccoughs by drinking water very quickly.

Real-world Examples

A cloudless night coming...and hardly a hiccough in the arrangements.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Then a hiccough and silence. Bernard had switched of the current.

Source: Brave New World

She hiccoughed at the sound of Voldemort's name, but stared at Harry without flinching.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Wade followed her down the stairs, his hiccoughs stilled by his interest in the proceedings.

Source: Gone with the Wind

At this, Professor Trelawney gave a wild little laugh in which a hiccough was barely hidden.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" No, Vernon, " hiccoughed Aunt Marge, holding up a hand, her tiny bloodshot eyes fixed on Harry's.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

She went into Wade's nursery and found him sitting clutched in Prissy's arms, half dressed, hiccoughing quietly.

Source: Gone with the Wind

His laughs came slow and painfully like hiccoughs.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

Then after another hour of crying and hiccoughing he went to sleep.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

They said good-bye to Hagrid and walked back up to the castle, Ron hiccoughing occasionally, but only bringing up two very small slugs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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