hiccups

Etymology

noun

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

noun

  1. (usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.
    He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water.

verb

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

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