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   hic·cup

   /ˈhikəp/

   noun

   • 1. an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic sound like that of a cough.
   • ▪ an attack of hiccups occurring repeatedly for some time: "he got the hiccups"
   • ▪ a temporary or minor difficulty or setback: "just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service"

   verb

   • 1. suffer from or make the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups: "they lay about hiccuping and giggling"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. hiccupy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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