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Meanings of hiccough in English

Portuguese
soluço
Catalan
singlot

(Usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion.

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        soluço
        Usage of hiccough in English
        1
        My physical state is deplorable-perpetualhiccough and ptosis of the left eyelid.
        The Parasite: A Story
        2
        A great hiccough which was almost a sob rose from Herb's throat.
        Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
        3
        In consequence the hiccough lessened, but my strength declined with it.
        Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments
        4
        Suddenly she began to hiccough, and she had no control over the hiccough.
        The Old Wives' Tale
        5
        The sententiousness of this aphorism was unhappily marred by a hiccough.
        The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
        6
        A hiccough near us caused us to look toward the door.
        The Morgesons: A Novel
        7
        Infrequently hiccough may be the result of cold feet, or a surface chill.
        The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 4 (of 4) / A Personal Guide to the ...
        8
        Once might almost fancy it gave a little, subdued hiccough, as they approached.
        Mr. Achilles
        9
        Her half-opened eyes were dim; every now and then a hiccough shook her.
        Laughter in the dark
        10
        With another hiccough, he added: But there's no hurry, old sport.
        The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
        11
        In hiccough, the contraction is more sudden and spasmodic than in laughing or sobbing.
        The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
        12
        Ernest turned a chuckle into a hiccough and followed Roger over to the well.
        The Forbidden Trail
        13
        Every time they hiccough let them have an extra slap in memory of me.
        What Every Woman Knows
        14
        Constipation may be very obstinate, vomiting may be present and persistent and hiccough present.
        Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
        15
        Every hiccough of our sewers costs us a thousand francs.
        Les Misérables
        16
        Clitellus, with a hiccough, slid to the floor beside Summanus.
        Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
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        Portuguese
        soluço
        Catalan
        singlot
        Hiccough through the time
        Hiccough across language varieties
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