hiccups

Meaning of hiccups

noun
  1. 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.
  2. (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
  3. A minor setback.
    There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
verb
  1. To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
  2. To say with a hiccup.
    "I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
  3. To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
    The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.
noun
  1. (usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.
    He has the hiccups - give him a glass of water.

Information about hiccups

  • The singular form of hiccups is: hiccup.
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Hyphenation of hiccups

hic-cups

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • hiccups is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of hiccups

Words that rhyme with hiccups

cups, teacups, eyecups, eggcups, kingcups, deathcups, gilcups, oilcups, creamcups, buttercups, scups, giltcups

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