hiccup: significato e definizioni

A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.

An attack of these spasms. Often used with the.

The sound made by such a spasm or a sound resembling it: "the urgent hiccup of a police siren” ( John Updike).

To make a hiccup or a sound like a hiccup.

To have an attack of hiccups.