Meaning & use
hiccupped
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Made a sudden, involuntary sound caused by a spasm of the diaphragm followed by rapid closure of the vocal cords.
See it in a sentence
She hiccupped through the entire meeting after drinking her soda too fast.
The baby hiccupped softly while being rocked to sleep.
A note on using this word
Both "hiccupped" and "hiccuped" are accepted spellings, with the doubled-consonant form being more common in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
hicked
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Experienced a brief, minor interruption or malfunction.
The stock market hiccupped briefly before resuming its climb.
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