hiccup

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

Translation

n. a spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is followed by a sudden closure of the glottis and a distinctive sound; a brief interruption or hesitation.

Phrases & Collocations

have a hiccup

stop hiccuping

hiccup remedy

hiccup sound

hiccup episode

hiccup medicine

hiccup sensation

Example Sentences

just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service.

I cannot find a rhyme to “hiccups”.

He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.

we had a few hiccups getting the heating equipment commissioned.

In the middle of the prayer there was a loud hiccup from the priest.

This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team’s steady progress up the League.

An 80-year-old man with Parkinson's disease developed intractable hiccups when his existing levodopa/carbidopa dosage was increased to treat bradykinesia.

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