Hiccups Meaning

A young baby may frequently get a bout of hiccups during or soon after a feed.

Hiccups meaning. A usually minor and short-lived. Old wives tales suggest that startling a child with hiccups or telling a little one to hold his breath will get rid of the hiccups. Most people get hiccups sometimes.

Hiccup noun PROBLEM C a problem that delays or interrupts something for a while but does not usually cause serious difficulties. A hiccup can be used to describe the business actions of a particular company a stock price downturn. Sometimes a symptom of indigestion.

Common causes of hiccups include. The motor hiccuped as it started. A hiccup is a sound of the kind that you make when you have hiccups.

Its located between your chest and your abdomen. A spasmodic inhalation with closure of the glottis accompanied by a peculiar sound. The definition of a hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm along with a rapid closure.

This is the British English definition of hiccupView American English definition of hiccup. Although many people find these things helpful theres no evidence that they work for everyone. An attack of hiccuping usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction.

Change your default dictionary to American English. How do you cure the hiccups. To make the sound of a hiccup.