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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of hiccup. UK, alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of hiccup. UK, alt-of, alternative

   "I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment."

2. 2
   breathe spasmodically, and make a sound wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hiccuphiccuphiccupsingultus

Example

More examples

"I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment."

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