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hiccuping

hiccuping is the present participle and gerund of hiccup.

Meaning of hiccup

Verb

hiccup (third-person singular simple present hiccups, present participle hiccuping or hiccupping, simple past and past participle hiccuped or hiccupped)

  1. (intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
  2. (transitive) To say with a hiccup.
    • "I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
  3. (intransitive) To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
    • The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.

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Noun

hiccuping (plural hiccupings)

  1. The making of a hiccup noise.

Forms of hiccuping

pluralhiccupings

Questions about hiccuping

What does hiccuping mean?
Hiccuping means the making of a hiccup noise.
What is hiccuping the present participle and gerund of?
Hiccuping is the present participle and gerund of hiccup.
What part of speech is hiccuping?
Hiccuping is a noun.
What is the plural of hiccuping?
The plural of hiccuping is hiccupings.

Words near hiccuping in the dictionary

  1. hiccoughy
  2. hiccup
  3. hiccuped
  4. hiccuper
  5. hiccupers
  6. hiccuping
  7. hiccupings
  8. hiccuplike
  9. hiccupped
  10. hiccupper
  11. hiccuppers

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