Hiccup

/ˈhɪkʌp/

Synonyms for "hiccup" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Noun(4 words)
hiccoughsingultusalternate spellingblip
aqua lungaqua-lungartificial respirationaspirationasthmatic wheezebelchblowbreathbreath of airbreathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe out

Strong matches (25)

Noun(5 words)
diaphragmatic spasmglitchglitcheshiccoughinghiccoughs
Verb(2 words)
hiccoughhiccoughed

Related words (42)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

21 entries
bodily actionbreathedelayinborn reflexinnate reflexinstinctive reflexinterruptioninvoluntary reflexorthographic variantphysiological phenomenonphysiological processphysiological reactionproblemreflexreflex actionreflex response

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

12 entries
acute hiccuparchaic spellingbudget hiccupdata glitchless common spellinglogistical hiccupoperational hiccupparoxysmal diaphragmatic spasmpersistent hiccupplanning hiccupschedule hiccupsystem hiccup

Collocations

12 entries
acute hiccupbrief hiccupdata hiccupdiaphragmatic spasmfinancial hiccuphiccup episodelogistical hiccupminor hiccuppersistent hiccupsystem hiccuptechnical hiccuptechnological hiccup

Inflections

5 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Translations

257 translations across 121 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • hik noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Albanian

1 entries
  • lemzë noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • λύγξ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • λύζω verb (to hiccup)

Arabic

4 entries
  • بفاق, بو فاق noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • حَازُوقَة noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • زغطة noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • فهيقة noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Armenian

2 entries
  • զկռտոց noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • զկռտալ verb (to hiccup)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • sugljits noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sugljits verb (to hiccup)

Assamese

2 entries
  • হিঁকটি noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • হেঁকটি noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Asturian

4 entries
  • hipu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • relluezu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sipu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sollutu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • hıçqırmaq verb (to hiccup)

Balinese

1 entries
  • cekutan noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Bangi

1 entries
  • liseséku noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Basque

1 entries
  • zotin noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • ікаўка noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • іка́ць verb (to hiccup)

Bengali

2 entries
  • হেঁচকা noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • হেঁচকি noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • sinok noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • хълцане noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • хъ́лцам verb (to hiccup)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကြို့ထိုးခြင်း noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Buryat

2 entries
  • зоходолго noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • зоходохо verb (to hiccup)

Calabrian Greek

2 entries
  • sogliuttu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • suggiuttu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Catalan

2 entries
  • singlot noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • singlotar verb (to hiccup)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • sid-ok noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • نِزگەرە noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎤᏩᎫᏯᏍᏗ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 打思噎 noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • 打思肊 noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • 打思噎 verb (to hiccup)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 呃逆 noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • 打嗝（兒） /打嗝（儿） noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • 呃逆 verb (to hiccup)
  • 打嗝（兒） /打嗝（儿） verb (to hiccup)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries
  • qıltıq noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • çıqrıq noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Czech

4 entries
  • škytavka noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • škytnutí noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • škytat verb (to hiccup)
  • škytnout verb (to hiccup)

Danish

3 entries
  • hik noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hikke noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hikke verb (to hiccup)

Dutch

2 entries
  • hik noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hikken verb (to hiccup)

Dzongkha

1 entries
  • ཧིག་ཀུ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • singulto noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • singulti verb (to hiccup)

Estonian

4 entries
  • luksatus noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • luksumine noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • luksatama verb (to hiccup)
  • luksuma verb (to hiccup)

Faroese

4 entries
  • hist noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • histan noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • histi noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hista verb (to hiccup)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hikka noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • nikotus noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hikata verb (to hiccup)
  • hikotella verb (to hiccup)

French

3 entries
  • hoquet noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • avoir le hoquet verb (to hiccup)
  • hoqueter verb (to hiccup)

Friulian

1 entries
  • sangloç noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Galician

4 entries
  • impo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • salouco noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • impar verb (to hiccup)
  • saloucar verb (to hiccup)

Georgian

4 entries
  • სლოკინი noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ასლოკინებს verb (to hiccup)
  • დასლოკინება verb (to hiccup)
  • წამოსლოკინება verb (to hiccup)

German

4 entries
  • Schluckauf noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • glugsi noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hitsgi noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hicksen verb (to hiccup)

Greek

1 entries
  • λόξιγκας noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • שיהוק noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • שיהק verb (to hiccup)

Hiligaynon

2 entries
  • sid-o noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sikdo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Hindi

1 entries
  • हिचकी noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • csuklás noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • csuklik verb (to hiccup)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hiksti noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Ido

2 entries
  • hipo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hipar verb (to hiccup)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • saiddek noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • cegukan noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • nikko noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • nikossus noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ikostaa verb (to hiccup)
  • nikossella verb (to hiccup)

Irish

4 entries
  • fail noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • snag noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • déan fail verb (to hiccup)
  • déan snag verb (to hiccup)

Italian

3 entries
  • singhiozzo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • singulto noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • singhiozzare verb (to hiccup)

Japanese

3 entries
  • しゃっくり noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ヒック noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • しゃっくりをする verb (to hiccup)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • siguk noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • zukko (zukko) noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • ықылық noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ық ету verb (to hiccup)
  • ықылық ату verb (to hiccup)
  • ықылықтау verb (to hiccup)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ត្អើក noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Kikuyu

1 entries
  • mwegetho noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Kinaray-a

1 entries
  • sid-o noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Korean

2 entries
  • 딸꾹질 noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • 딸꾹질하다 verb (to hiccup)

Koyraboro-Senni

1 entries
  • heku noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • ык этүү verb (to hiccup)
  • ыктытуу verb (to hiccup)

Laki

1 entries
  • نِزگیرە noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • klikss noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Latin

2 entries
  • singultus noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • singulto verb (to hiccup)

Latvian

2 entries
  • žagas noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • žagoties verb (to hiccup)

Lingala

4 entries
  • eseséku noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • esékúséku noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • liséséku noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sékuma verb (to hiccup)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • žagsulys noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • žagsėti verb (to hiccup)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • hicken verb (to hiccup)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • ика́вица noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ика verb (to hiccup)
  • олца verb (to hiccup)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • solavady noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Malay

1 entries
  • tersedu-sedu verb (to hiccup)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഇക്കിൾ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • എക്കിൾ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Maltese

1 entries
  • sulluzzu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᠵᠣᡥᠣᠮᠪᡳ verb (to hiccup)

Marathi

1 entries
  • उचकी noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Mon

1 entries
  • လှိုက် noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • зогьсолт noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ᠵᠣᠭᠢᠰᠤᠯᠲᠠ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • зогьсох verb (to hiccup)
  • зогөсох verb (to hiccup)

Māori

1 entries
  • tokopuhake noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Neapolitan

2 entries
  • segliùzzo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • selluzzo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Norman

1 entries
  • hiqu'ter verb (to hiccup)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • hîqik noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • qulpik noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • îsk noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • hikke noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • hikke verb (to hiccup)

Old English

2 entries
  • sogoþa noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ælfsogoþa noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Oromo

1 entries
  • hirqinfuu verb (to hiccup)

Persian

4 entries
  • سکسکه noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • هکه noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • هکک noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • سکسکه کردن verb (to hiccup)

Polish

3 entries
  • czkawka noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • czkać verb (to hiccup)
  • czknąć verb (to hiccup)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • soluço noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • soluçar verb (to hiccup)

Quechua

1 entries
  • hik'iy noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Romanian

2 entries
  • sughiț noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sughița verb (to hiccup)

Russian

3 entries
  • ико́та noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • ика́ть verb (to hiccup)
  • икну́ть verb (to hiccup)

Samogitian

1 entries
  • žogseitė verb (to hiccup)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • हिक्का noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • aileag noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • štucati verb (to hiccup)
  • штуцати verb (to hiccup)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • sugghiuzzu noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Slovak

4 entries
  • čkanie noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • čkavka noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • štikútavka noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • začkať verb (to hiccup)

Slovene

3 entries
  • kolc noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • kolcanje noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • kolcati verb (to hiccup)

Spanish

4 entries
  • hipido noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hipo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • jipido noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • jipío noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • tikotiko noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • sisidueun noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kwikwi noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Swedish

2 entries
  • hickning noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hicka verb (to hiccup)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • sigok noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sinok noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • siyok noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Tajik

1 entries
  • ҳиққак задан verb (to hiccup)

Tamil

1 entries
  • விக்கல் noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Tatar

1 entries
  • oçqılıq noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఎక్కిళ్ళు noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Thai

2 entries
  • สะอึก noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • สะอึก verb (to hiccup)

Turkish

2 entries
  • hıçkırık noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • hıçkırmak verb (to hiccup)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • synçgylawuk verb (to hiccup)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ги́кавка noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • и́кавка noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • і́кавка noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • гика́ти verb (to hiccup)

Unami

1 entries
  • poikhàm verb (to hiccup)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • hiqichoq verb (to hiccup)

Venetan

4 entries
  • sangiot noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sangioto noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sangiut noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • sangiuto noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cái nấc noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • nấc verb (to hiccup)
  • nấc cụt verb (to hiccup)

Waray-Waray

1 entries
  • sikdo noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Welsh

2 entries
  • ig noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • igian verb (to hiccup)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • שלוקערץ noun (spasm of the diaphragm)
  • שלוקערצן verb (to hiccup)

Yup'ik

1 entries
  • negituqaq noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • zıqlık noun (spasm of the diaphragm)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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I hiccup a lot.

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I often hiccup.

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Imagine that you begin to hiccup and can't stop.

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Imagine that you started to hiccup and couldn't stop.

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