HICCOUGH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (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
   Synonym(s)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   • singultus (what does singultus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • how do you cure the hiccups?
   Hypernyms(s) hiccough is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • symptom (what does symptom mean?)
   • reflex (what does reflex mean?)
   • instinctive reflex (what does instinctive reflex mean?)
   • innate reflex (what does innate reflex mean?)
   • inborn reflex (what does inborn reflex mean?)
   • unconditioned reflex (what does unconditioned reflex mean?)
   • physiological reaction (what does physiological reaction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   • hiccough (what does hiccough mean?)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   • hiccough (what does hiccough mean?)

HICCOUGH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
   Synonym(s)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water
   Hypernyms(s) hiccough is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • breathe (what does breathe mean?)
   • take a breath (what does take a breath mean?)
   • respire (what does respire mean?)
   • suspire (what does suspire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   • hiccough (what does hiccough mean?)
   • singultus (what does singultus mean?)
   • hiccup (what does hiccup mean?)
   • hiccough (what does hiccough mean?)
   • singultus (what does singultus mean?)