hiccup
verb/ˈhɪkʌp/
/ˈhɪkʌp/
(also hiccough)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hiccup | /ˈhɪkʌp/ /ˈhɪkʌp/ |
| he / she / it hiccups | /ˈhɪkʌps/ /ˈhɪkʌps/ |
| past simple hiccuped | /ˈhɪkʌpt/ /ˈhɪkʌpt/ |
| past participle hiccuped | /ˈhɪkʌpt/ /ˈhɪkʌpt/ |
| -ing form hiccuping | /ˈhɪkʌpɪŋ/ /ˈhɪkʌpɪŋ/ |
- to have (the) hiccups or a single hiccupWord Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough.
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