Added 2 October 2026 hiccups /ˈhɪkəps/ noun Categories: Describing WordsThe BodyRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hiccups at Wordnik → Where our words come from → plural of hiccup There were several loud hiccups from the back of the room, and the class erupted in laughter. noun The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus. He has the hiccups – give him a glass of water. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of hiccup He shakes every time he hiccups. Related Words: singultushiccoughhiccupperhickuphickethiccuperhiccougherhickockhircosityhecticityhuffinesshectick Back to today's word