hiccoughs

Meaning of hiccoughs

plural noun
  1. an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound.
    then she got hiccups
  2. a temporary or minor problem or setback.
    just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service
verb, 3rd person present
  1. have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup.
    they lay about hiccuping and giggling

late 16th century: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough.

Information about hiccoughs

  • The singular form of hiccoughs is: hiccough.
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Hyphenation of hiccoughs

hic-coughs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • hiccoughs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with hiccoughs

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