What is "hiccuped"

Usage examples of "hiccuped".

She hiccuped to mask the fact that she was running out of prestigious composers and instruments.

They had grinned broadly enough when they had listened intently to the black general, but they hiccuped with amusement after Zainal's remarks.

The soldier hiccuped in his turn and suggested, "If you must slay a Revered Speaker tonight, young lord host, go after Ahuítzotl, and oblige all the rest of the world as well.

She hiccuped and sat thinking, evidently about bees, for when the Uandakuari tried to resume his driveling inquiry, Zyanya said loudly, "Perhaps they are.

I meant to speak with lofty dignity, but the fact that I hiccuped frequently between the words, and spoke them from a sitting position on the floor, somewhat diminished the effect.

Now to my horror I hiccuped, a loud, attention-catching hiccup like an unburped baby.