hiccuped
- 1Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
She hiccuped repeatedly after drinking the soda too fast.
The toddler hiccuped between sobs until she finally calmed down.
Note
One spelling does both jobs. It works as the simple past (she hiccuped all through dinner) and as the participle after have (he had hiccuped twice). Because hiccup can also mean to say something with a hiccup, the form can take an object: she hiccuped an apology. Without an object it reports the spasm itself, or any abortive, hiccup-like sound, such as a sputtering engine.
He hiccuped an apology and hurried out of the room.
The old engine hiccuped twice and then fell silent.
hiccuped is a form of hiccup
hiccup, verb: To experience hiccups; to make the involuntary sound caused by a spasm of the diaphragm. Full entry
- Spelling
- hiccup → hiccuped: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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