hiccups

(noun, verb)

noun

1. plural of hiccup

- There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter

2. (usually with the) The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.

- He has the hiccups - give him a glass of water.

- What's his problem? Hiccups

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of hiccup

- He shakes every time he hiccups.