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Hiccups

//ˈhɪkəps// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hiccup form-of, plural

    "There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter."

  2. 2
    The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus. plural, plural-only, usually, with-definite-article

    "He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "He shakes every time he hiccups."

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