transcription, транскрипция: [ hɪkʌp ]
also hiccough
( hiccups, hiccuping, or hiccupping, hiccuped, or hiccupped)
1.
You can refer to a small problem or difficulty as a hiccup , especially if it does not last very long or is easily put right.
A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about...
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft n N , N in n
2.
When you have hiccups , you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat, often because you have been eating or drinking too quickly.
A young baby may frequently get a bout of hiccups during or soon after a feed.
N-UNCOUNT : also the N
3.
A hiccup is a sound of the kind that you make when you have hiccups.
N-COUNT
4.
When you hiccup , you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat.
She was still hiccuping from the egg she had swallowed whole.
VERB : V