hiccup
Meaning of hiccup
noun
- A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
- (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
- A minor setback.
There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
- To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
- To say with a hiccup.
"I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
- To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.
Information about hiccup
- The plural form of hiccup is: hiccups.
- Languages in which hiccup is used:
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Hyphenation of hiccup
hic-cup
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- hiccup is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
hiccup synonyms
Meaning hiccough:
Translation of hiccup
- French: hoqueter, hoquet
- German: hicksen, Schluckauf
- Italian: singhiozzare, singhiozzo
- Portuguese: soluçar, soluço
- Spanish: hipar, hipo
Words that rhyme with hiccup
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