Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hiccough
IPA transcription: [h'ɪkəp]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hiccup, hiccough, singultus
    Meaning: (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; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hiccup, hiccough
    Meaning: breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
Usage examples
  • The alcalde, with a hiccough, declared we would be forever going down the river in such a huge craft, and the Indians smiled ominously.
  • The situation is then repeated which we first encountered in the interpretation of the tongue slip "hiccough" where the toastmaster was outraged and assured us that neither then nor ever before had he been conscious of disrespectful impulse toward his chief.