hiccough

hiccough

English

Alternative forms

• hiccup
• hickup

Usage notes

Hiccough is a later spelling, and an example of folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪkəp/, /ˈhɪkʌp/

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Noun

hiccough (plural hiccoughs)

1. Alternative spelling of hiccup

Translations

hiccup — see hiccup

Verb

hiccough (third-person singular simple present hiccoughs, present participle hiccoughing, simple past and past participle hiccoughed)

1. (dated) Alternative spelling of hiccup
   • 1899, Knut Hamsun, Hunger, translated by George Egerton, Part II, page 87

     I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment.

Translations

hiccup — see hiccup