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Involuntary contractions
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hiccups
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (plural of hiccup English) 2 (''usually with'' '''the''') The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping. n. 1 (plural of hiccup English) 2 (''usually with'' '''the''') The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping. vb. (en-third-person singular ...
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Hiccups is a Canadian television series created by Corner Gas star Brent Butt , who is also the writer, show runner and executive producer of the program. The series was produced by Laura Lightbown and David Storey and airs on CTV and The Comedy Network ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
a bout of hiccupping, by 1723; see hiccup (n.). This often also was called hiccup or the hiccup . An earlier word for it (noun and verb) was yex , imitative, from Old English gesca , geosca .
Usage examples of hiccups.
Her sobs turned into hiccups, then sighs, then the light even breathing of sleep.
It relieves muscular twitching, cramps, hiccups, convulsive fits of coughing and those sudden, sharp twinges of pain.
Fiona settled into erratic hiccups and scampered ahead of her sister toward the winding back stairs to the nursery wing.