What does hiccup mean?
Hiccup means A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound..
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/ˈhɪkʌp/ · noun
A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound..
There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.
There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
"I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.
Use hiccup when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hiccup means A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound..
Common synonyms include hang-up, hiccough, singultus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
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