Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hiccough

1 sense of hiccough

Sense 1
hiccup, hiccough, singultus -- ((usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?")
       => symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
       => reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction -- (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hiccough

1 sense of hiccough

Sense 1
hiccup, hiccough -- (breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water")
       => breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire -- (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring")