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to hiccup
01
to make a sudden, involuntary sound caused by a spasm of the diaphragm, often as a result of eating or drinking too quickly
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hiccup
3rd person singular
hiccups
Present participle
hiccuping
Past simple
hiccuped
Past participle
hiccuped
Examples
After gulping down his drink, he began to hiccup unexpectedly.
Hiccup
01
a sudden, involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and associated respiratory muscles that causes a characteristic clicking sound as the glottis snaps shut
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
hiccups
Examples
He kept getting a hiccup every few minutes after gulping his soda.
02
an interruption or problem in a process or plan that is usually temporary and recoverable
Examples
The project suffered a hiccup when a key supplier missed a shipment.
