hiccup

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪkʌp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɪkʌp, -əp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hik′up, -əp)

Inflections of 'hiccup' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hiccups
v 3rd person singular
hiccoughs
v 3rd person singular
hiccuping
v pres p
hiccupping
v pres p
hiccoughing
v pres p
hiccupped
v past
hiccoughed
v past
hiccuped
v past
hiccupped
v past p
hiccoughed
v past p

Collocations for "hiccup"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hiccup" in context.

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hiccup

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. have the hiccups
  2. gave me the hiccups
  3. can't get rid of these hiccups
  4. to get rid of the hiccups
  5. nothing stopped the hiccups
  6. she got (a bout of) hiccups
  7. my hiccups won't go away
  8. [tips, advice] for curing hiccups
  9. was a hiccup in the plan
  10. experienced a slight hiccup
  11. [a minor, a major, an unexpected] hiccup
  12. [some, a few] hiccups along the way
v
  1. did you (just) hiccup?
  2. can't stop hiccupping
  3. started hiccupping during [her speech, the test, class]
  4. hiccupped [silently, loudly]
  5. heard someone hiccup
  6. hiccupped from [laughing, crying]
  7. hiccupped all [day, night]

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