hiccough

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hiccough

/ˈhɪ.kəp/ UK
/ˈhɪ.kʌp/ UK
/ˈhɪ.kəp/ US
/ˈhɪ.kʌp/ US
/ˈhɪkɔːf/ US

Sounds like hiccup (RP) · Rhymes with -ɪkəp

noun hiccoughs

Dated spelling of hiccup.

verb hiccoughs · hiccoughing · hiccoughed

Dated spelling of hiccup. I sat there, with tears in my eyes, and hiccoughed for breath, quite beside myself with feverish merriment.

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@misc{hiccough_2026,
  title = {hiccough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hiccough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}