hiccups
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪkəps/, /ˈhɪkʌps/
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: hic‧cups
Noun
hiccups
- plural of hiccup
- There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.
- (usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.
- He has the hiccups - give him a glass of water.
Translations
the condition of having hiccup spasms
Verb
hiccups
- third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup
- He shakes every time he hiccups.