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"Hiccup" Definition

noun

A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.
An attack of these spasms. Often used with the.
The sound made by such a spasm or a sound resembling it: "the urgent hiccup of a police siren” ( John Updike).
A spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound.
An attack of .

verb-intransitive

To have an attack of hiccups.
To make a hiccup or a sound like a hiccup.

verb

To make a hiccup.
To be affected with .

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