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Definition hiccup

Etymology

Alteration of earlier hickock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Akin to Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Low German hick (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”).

Noun

hiccup (plural hiccups)

1. A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
2. (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
3. (informal) A minor setback.

Verb

hiccup (third-person singular simple present hiccups, present participle hiccuping or hiccupping, simple past and past participle hiccuped or hiccupped)

1. (intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
2. (transitive) To say with a hiccup.
3. (intransitive) To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.

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