Sekirov Dictionary

hiccup

/ˈhɪkʌp/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 5

noun4

•
A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
- There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.
•
(informal) A minor obstacle or setback.
- There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
•
Any spasm or sudden change.
- Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour. — 2010

verb3

To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
•
To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
- The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.
•
To say with a hiccup.
- "I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.

forms

hiccuped · hiccupped · hiccuping · hiccupping · hiccups

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