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Meanings of hiccup 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

        To have spasms of the diaphragm.

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              Examples for "hiccough"
              Examples for "hiccough"
              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...
              1
              Holston reports a case of chronic singultus of seven years' standing.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              2
              The Ephemerides mentions singultus as a cause of abortion.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              3
              Parker reports four rebellious cases of singultus successfully treated by dry cups applied to the abdomen.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              4
              Dexter reports a case of long-continued singultus in an Irish girl of eighteen, ascribed to habitual masturbation.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              5
              The Ephemerides mentions a person in whom coitus habitually caused vomiting, and another in whom excessive sexual indulgence provoked singultus.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              Usage of hiccup in English
              1
              Guidanian has described the incident as a hiccup Lebanon will soon overcome.
              Reuters
              2
              When it comes to FDI, 2020 will be seen as a hiccup.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Every now and then, a hiccup foreshadowed the incredible turmoil to come.
              The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
              4
              The hiccup is mostly a function of the Vision Fund's unusual structure.
              Reuters
              5
              The chase was easy enough, the odd hiccup of a wicket aside.
              The Guardian
              6
              Made the Klondike rush look like a garden party. Tyne hiccup-laughed again.
              Bones Are Forever
              7
              Only a three-game hiccup has kept them below Arsenal in the pile.
              The South African
              8
              Loud hiccup from Uncle Pentstemon, momentary consternation followed by giggle from Annie.
              The History of Mr. Polly
              9
              A hiccup interrupted her, and she sat down suddenly on the platform.
              Neverwhere
              10
              The other made a noise more like a hiccup than a laugh.
              The forgotten soldier
              11
              Aim: To test baclofen administration for the treatment of persistent hiccup.
              Pubmed
              12
              Even the smallest hiccup could taint NYSE's reputation, industry sources said.
              Reuters
              13
              Breaching the house-despitethe little hiccup with the security system-hadbeen too easy.
              Wild Storm
              14
              The median age of the citizenry was just a hiccup short of sixty.
              You can't stop me
              15
              She's well on the way to better just with a hiccup.
              News.com.au
              16
              A hiccup in production here can heap demand on plants elsewhere.
              The South African
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              Translations for hiccup
              Portuguese
              soluço
              Catalan
              singlot
              Hiccup through the time
              Hiccup across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common