HICCUP

I. noun also hiccough Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1580 a spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound, an attack of ~ing, 3. a slight irregularity, error, or malfunction , a usually minor and short-lived interruption or disruption, or change , II. intransitive verb also hiccough (~ed; also ~ped; ~ing; also ~ping) Date: circa 1580 to make a ~