hiccup or hiccough /hikˈup/

1. The involuntary contraction of the diaphragm while the glottis is spasmodically closed
2. The sound caused by this
3. (in pl, often with the) an attack of these spasms at intervals of a few seconds
4. A temporary (and usu minor) difficulty or setback (figurative)

1. To produce a hiccup (lit and figurative)
2. To falter or malfunction (informal)

To say with a hiccup

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