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What (who) is hiccough$35141$ - definition
Hickup
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OF THE DIAPHRAGM
Hiccough; Hiccups; Hiccoughs; Hiccupping; Singulthus; Singultus; Hicup; Hickups; Chronic hiccup; Charles Osborne (hiccups); Hiccup reflex; Hicough; Hiccup remedies; Hick-up; Singuitus; Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter; Hiccuping; Hiccough reflex; Hichup; Hickup
(·noun & ·vi) ·see Hiccough.
hiccup
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OF THE DIAPHRAGM
Hiccough; Hiccups; Hiccoughs; Hiccupping; Singulthus; Singultus; Hicup; Hickups; Chronic hiccup; Charles Osborne (hiccups); Hiccup reflex; Hicough; Hiccup remedies; Hick-up; Singuitus; Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter; Hiccuping; Hiccough reflex; Hichup; Hickup
(also hiccough (pronunciation same))
¦ noun
1. an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.
2. a minor difficulty or setback.
¦ verb (hiccups, hiccuping, hiccuped) make the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups.
Derivatives
hiccupy adjective
Origin
C16: imitative; the form hiccough arose by assoc. with cough.
Hiccough
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OF THE DIAPHRAGM
Hiccough; Hiccups; Hiccoughs; Hiccupping; Singulthus; Singultus; Hicup; Hickups; Chronic hiccup; Charles Osborne (hiccups); Hiccup reflex; Hicough; Hiccup remedies; Hick-up; Singuitus; Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter; Hiccuping; Hiccough reflex; Hichup; Hickup
·vi To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.
II. Hiccough ·noun A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.
