Word info Synonyms

hiccups

Speech parts

1. hiccups - Noun

2. hiccups - Verb

Meaning

hiccups

plural of hiccup
There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter.

hiccups pl (plural only)

(usually with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.
He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water.

hiccups

third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup
He shakes every time he hiccups.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

I notoriously get the hiccups. When I get the hiccups, I get it numerous times in one day. Amy Smart

All bureaucracies suffer from some amount of friction: the inevitable daily hiccups that slow down operations and make organizations less efficient. Source: Internet

After initial hiccups in serving of food at the care centres, things have stabilised within a month and vacant beds availability position is available online, with a nodal officer coordinating it. Source: Internet

As the US mounts a historic vaccination campaign, such hiccups could prove a harbinger of problems affecting Americans at large, Santiago warned. Source: Internet

A few hiccups, but nothing too crazy. Source: Internet

But there have been hiccups. Source: Internet

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