hiccups

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪkəps/, /ˈhɪkʌps/
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Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪkəps
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.

Noun

hiccups pl (plural only)

(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

Arabic: حَازُوقَة f (ḥāzūqa)
Czech: škytavka (cs) f
Dutch: hik (nl) m
Finnish: hikka (fi)
French: hoquet (fr) m
Georgian: სლოკინი (sloḳini)
German: Schluckauf (de) m
Norwegian: hikke (no) m
Slovak: čkavka f, štikútka f
Spanish: hipo (es) m
Swedish: hicka (sv) c
Turkish: hıçkırık (tr)

Verb

hiccups

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

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