hiccups

• hiccoughs
• hickups

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪkəps/, /ˈhɪkʌps/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkəps
• Hyphenation: hic‧cups

hiccups

1. plural of hiccup

   There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.

hiccups pl (plural only)

1. (usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

   He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water.

hiccups

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup

   He shakes every time he hiccups.