| Definition of 'hiccough' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hiccup, hiccough, singultus
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
"how do you cure the hiccups?"
2. (verb) hiccup, hiccough
breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
"When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
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| Definition of 'hiccough' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hiccough
a modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough
2. (verb) hiccough
to have a hiccough or hiccoughs
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Sense: (the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.
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 Afrikaans: hik |
 Arabic: حازوقَه، فُواق |
 Bulgarian: хълцане |
 Brazilian: soluço |
 Czech: škytnutí |
 German: der Schluck |
 Danish: hikke |
 Greek: λόξιγκας |
 Spanish: hipo |
 Estonian: luks |
 Farsi: سكسكه |
 Finnish: hikka |
 French: hoquet |
 Hebrew: שִיהוּק |
 Hindi: हिचकी |
 Croatian: štucaj |
 Hungarian: csuklás |
 Indonesian: kecegukan |
 Icelandic: hiksti |
 Italian: singhiozzo |
 Japanese: しゃっくり |
 Korean: 딸꾹질 |
 Lithuanian: žagtelėjimas |
 Latvian: žagas |
 Malay: sedu |
 Dutch: hik |
 Norwegian: hikke, hikking |
 Polish: czkawka |
 Persian: سكسكه |
 Pashto: سوګلۍ ، سلګۍ ايټكې |
 Portuguese: soluço |
 Romanian: sughiţ |
 Russian: икота |
 Slovak: štikútanie, čkavka |
 Slovenian: kolcanje |
 Serbian: štucanje |
 Swedish: hickning, hicka |
 Thai: เสียงสะอึก |
 Turkish: hıçkırık (sesi) |
 Taiwanese: 打飽嗝 |
 Ukrainian: гикавка |
 Urdu: ہچکی |
 Vietnamese: tiếng nấc |
 Chinese: 打嗝 |
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