Hiccups Meaning in English

word · lemma: hiccup

US

/ˈhɪkəps/

HIK-uhps

UK

/hˈɪkʌps/

hik-UPs

التعريف

A series of sudden sounds and movements you can't control, caused by your diaphragm muscle contracting. 'Hiccups' refers to the repeated action, usually a minor physical issue.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Hiccups' is almost always used in the plural form. Used for both the action and the sound. Common phrases: 'get the hiccups', 'have the hiccups', 'cure hiccups'. Not typically serious; often a minor annoyance.

• Spanish: hipo
• Portuguese (BR): soluço
• Portuguese (PT): soluço
• Chinese (Simplified): 打嗝
• Chinese (Traditional): 打嗝
• Hindi: हिचकी
• Arabic: فواق
• Bengali: হাঁচি
• Russian: икота
• Japanese: しゃっくり
• Vietnamese: nấc cụt
• Korean: 딸꾹질
• Turkish: hıçkırık
• Urdu: ہچکی
• Indonesian: cegukan

جمل نموذجية

I have hiccups after drinking soda.

basic

She can't stop her hiccups.

basic

Babies often get hiccups.

basic

My hiccups lasted for ten minutes straight!

natural

Drinking water usually stops my hiccups.

natural

Everyone laughed when I got loud hiccups during the meeting.

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