hiccups

1. 1
   nouncountablepluralwith the

   Repeated sudden sounds from the chest, each one a sharp 'hic' that is hard to stop.

   Like a tiny jump in your chest that keeps coming back on its own.

   The baby got the hiccups right after finishing her milk.

   Holding your breath for a while sometimes stops the hiccups.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of hiccup. Use this form for more than one hiccup.

   She had three hiccups in a row and then they stopped.

   Loud hiccups kept interrupting the quiet meeting.

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3. 3
   verb

   Present-tense form of hiccup used with he, she, or it.

   She hiccups whenever she eats too fast.

   The baby hiccups after every feeding.

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