hiccups

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of hiccup

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

2. (plural, plural-only, usually, with-definite-article)The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

   “He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water.”

verb

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

   “He shakes every time he hiccups.”