Meaning

1 senses

  1. Dated spelling of hiccup.

More definitions
  • breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

Examples

3 sentences

  1. What should I do to stop hiccoughs?

    ruЧто сделать, чтобы перестать икать? — marafon

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  2. Imagine if you started hiccoughing and you couldn't stop.

    ruПредставь, что ты начал икать и не можешь остановиться. — marafon

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  3. Tom started to hiccough.

    ruТом начал икать. — marafon

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Forms

hiccoughs, hiccoughing, hiccoughed, hiccoughed
Base formhiccough · to hiccough
3rd person singularhiccoughs
Present participlehiccoughing
Past simplehiccoughed
Past participlehiccoughed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhiccough
he, she, ithiccoughs

Past simpleLesson

all personshiccoughed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hiccoughed
he, she, ithas hiccoughed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hiccough

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • breathe spasmodically, and make a sound:hiccup

Word family

1 related words
Derivedhiccougher

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hiA1hiatushibernateC1hibernationC1hiccuphick
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