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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 that may...
- 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...
- 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...
- ∅ (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...
- 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...
- 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...
- REVISED, AND CORRECTED. ed.). Dublin: James Duffy. p. 226. fail, s. f. the hiccough; a rim or border round the edge of a pot, bucket, etc.; a ring, a wreath...
- REVISED, AND CORRECTED. ed.). Dublin: James Duffy. p. 226. fail, s. f. the hiccough; a rim or border round the edge of a pot, bucket, etc.; a ring, a wreath...
- Bryant recording Single by Anita Bryant B-side "Little George (Got the Hiccoughs)" Released May 1959 Genre Pop Length 2:10 Label Carlton Records 512 Songwriter(s)...
- "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"...