verb
- making repeated involuntary spasms of the diaphragm that produce a distinctive sound
Usage: present participle of hiccup
Examples
- The baby was hiccupping after drinking milk too quickly.
- She couldn’t stop hiccupping during the important meeting.
- He started hiccupping from laughing so hard.
- The child was hiccupping loudly in the quiet library.
- After eating spicy food, I found myself hiccupping for ten minutes.
- The nervous student was hiccupping before giving his presentation.