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(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.
Guidanian has described the incident as a hiccup Lebanon will soon overcome.
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When it comes to FDI, 2020 will be seen as a hiccup.
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Every now and then, a hiccup foreshadowed the incredible turmoil to come.
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The hiccup is mostly a function of the Vision Fund's unusual structure.
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The chase was easy enough, the odd hiccup of a wicket aside.
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My physical state is deplorable-perpetualhiccough and ptosis of the left eyelid.
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A great hiccough which was almost a sob rose from Herb's throat.
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In consequence the hiccough lessened, but my strength declined with it.
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Suddenly she began to hiccough, and she had no control over the hiccough.
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The sententiousness of this aphorism was unhappily marred by a hiccough.
Usage of singultus in English
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Holston reports a case of chronic singultus of seven years' standing.
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The Ephemerides mentions singultus as a cause of abortion.
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Parker reports four rebellious cases of singultus successfully treated by dry cups applied to the abdomen.
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Dexter reports a case of long-continued singultus in an Irish girl of eighteen, ascribed to habitual masturbation.
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The Ephemerides mentions a person in whom coitus habitually caused vomiting, and another in whom excessive sexual indulgence provoked singultus.
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One of the most perplexing and vexing of mild human afflictions is the hiccup, or as it is medically known, the singultus.
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The lips were dry, the tongue markedly coated; _foetor ex ore _was present; painful eructations were frequent, also singultus, complete anorexia and extreme thirst.
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Cowan speaks of a shoemaker of twenty-two who experienced an attack of constant singultus for a week, and then intermittent attacks for six years.