hiccups
Meaning of hiccups
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.
- (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
- Italian: singhiozzo
- German: Schluckauf
- Spanish: hipo
- French: hoquet
- Portuguese: soluço
Words that rhyme with hiccups
cups, teacups, eyecups, eggcups, kingcups, deathcups, gilcups, oilcups, creamcups, buttercups, scups, giltcups
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