hiccups (Meaning)
hiccups
a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound, an attack of hiccuping, to make a hiccup or be affected with hiccups, a slight irregularity, error, or malfunction, to make a hiccup, a sudden drawing in of breath that is followed and stopped by sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a gulping sound, to be affected with hiccups, a usually minor and short-lived interruption or disruption, or change
Synonyms & Antonyms of hiccups
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Synonyms:
- interludes
- windows
- interims
- discontinuances
- intervals
- pauses
- interstices
- gaps
- intermissions
- hiatuses
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- suspensions
- entr'actes
- time lags
- caesuras
- rests
- respites
- lapses
- interregna
- lulls
- bumpers
- adjournments
- commas
- interspaces
- interregnums
- caesurae
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FAQs About the word hiccups
a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound, an attack of hiccuping, to make a hiccup or be affected with hiccups, a slig
interruptions, parentheses, lags, spaces,discontinuities, interludes, windows, interims, discontinuances, intervals
continuations, stretches, continuities,runs, processions,continua, progressions,continuums
The baby's persistent hiccups kept waking it up throughout the night.
The doctor prescribed medication to suppress the woman's relentless hiccups.
The man's hiccups interrupted his speech, causing him to stumble over his words.
The sudden burst of laughter sent shivers down her spine, triggering uncontrollable hiccups.
