also hiccough
(~s, ~ing, or ~ping, ~ed, or ~ped)
1.
You can refer to a small problem or difficulty as a ~, especially if it does not last very long or is easily put right.
A recent sales ~ is nothing to panic about...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft n N, N in n
2.
When you have ~s, 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 ~s during or soon after a feed.
N-UNCOUNT: also the N
3.
A ~ is a sound of the kind that you make when you have ~s.
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4.
When you ~, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat.
She was still ~ing from the egg she had swallowed whole.
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