hiccups

hic·cup also hic·cough  (hkp)

n.

1.

a. 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.

b. hiccups also hiccoughs An attack of these spasms. Often used with the.

2. The sound made by such a spasm or a sound resembling it: "the urgent hiccup of a police siren" (John Updike).

intr.v. hic·cupped also hic·coughed, hic·cup·ping also hic·cough·ing, hic·cups also hic·coughs

1. To make a hiccup or a sound like a hiccup.

2. To have an attack of hiccups.

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[Imitative.]

Translations

hiccups → زُغُطَّة škytavka hikke Schluckauf λόξυγγας hipo hikka hoquet štucanje singhiozzo しゃっくり 딸꾹질 hik hikke czkawka soluço, soluços икота hicka สะอึก hıçkırık tiếng nấc 打呃