Definitions
breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
Word origin
From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix).
Used in a sentence
“There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.”
“Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.”
“There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small diaphragm spasm”6 letters
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