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Definition of Hiccough

Hiccough
Hiccough Hic"cough (?; 277), n. [OE. hickup, hicket, hickock; prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.] (Physiol.) A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough. [Written also hickup or hiccup.]
Hiccough
Hiccough Hic"cough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hiccoughed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiccoughing.] To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.

Meaning of Hiccough from wikipedia

- (scientific name singultus, from Latin for "sob, hiccup"; also spelled hiccough) is an involuntary contraction (myoclonic jerk) of the diaphragm or a disability...
- Kærlighed ved første hik (Love at First Hiccough) is a 1999 Danish drama film based on the novel by Dennis Jürgensen. Robert Hansen - Viktor Sofie L****en-Kahlke...
- ∅ (no sound) as in through, neighbor, night /x/ in ugh (rarely) /p/ in hiccough (rarely) /k/ in s'ghetti Non-digraph ⟨gh⟩ also occurs, in compounds like...
- rhymes with "enough," Though, through, plough, cough, hough, or tough? Hiccough has the sound of "cup"...... My advice is—give it up! A mimeographed version...
- The Jordan–Saudi Arabia border is 731 km (454 mi) in length and runs from the Gulf of Aqaba in the south-west to the tripoint with Iraq in the north-east...
- "This is like youth (Episode 4)" (****anese: これが!青春らしいゾ(第四話)) 462 "The Hiccoughs Won't Stop" (****anese: シャックリが止まらないゾ) February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08) "Soft-soaping...
- to fulfil even Fred and George's wildest dreams." Such products include Hiccough Sweets, Frog Spawn Soap, and Nose-Biting Teacups. Fred and George tried...
- along the lough as the ploughman fought through the snow, and though he hiccoughed and coughed, his work was thorough." Another, slightly shorter example...
- "Till There Was You" 30 — — — Carlton Records "Little George (Got The Hiccoughs)" A-side: Anita Bryant; B-side: non-album track "Six Boys and Seven Girls"...
- Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-07-03. "Midol for Hiccoughs". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-03. "News...