What does hiccough mean?
Hiccough means (British) Alternative spelling of hiccup..
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/ˈhɪ.kəp/ · noun
(British) Alternative spelling of hiccup..
I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment.
Use hiccough when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hiccough means (British) Alternative spelling of hiccup..
Common synonyms include hiccup, singultus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment.
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