hiccups

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English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

hiccups

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

Noun[edit]

hiccups pl (plural only)

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

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Verb[edit]

hiccups

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