hiccough
/ˈhɪ.kəp/US/ˈhɪ.kəp/
hiccough noun: dated spelling of hiccup.
Noun
hiccough (plural hiccoughs)
- Dated spelling of hiccup.
Verb
hiccough (third-person singular simple present hiccoughs, present participle hiccoughing, simple past and past participle hiccoughed)
- Dated spelling of hiccup.
- I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment.1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part II”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 87
hiccough meaning in Tamil and Kannada
hiccough in Tamil
- விக்கல்
hiccough in Kannada
- ಎಕ್ಡು
Forms of hiccough
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hiccoughs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hiccoughs |
| present participle | hiccoughing |
| past participle | hiccoughed |
| past | hiccoughed |
Words formed from hiccough
Words that rhyme with hiccough
Questions about hiccough
- What does hiccough mean?
- Hiccough means dated spelling of hiccup.
- What is hiccough in Tamil?
- Hiccough in Tamil is விக்கல். See Hiccough meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hiccough?
- Hiccough can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce hiccough?
- Hiccough is pronounced /ˈhɪ.kəp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hiccough?
- The plural of hiccough is hiccoughs.
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