hiccough

[US]/'hɪkʌp/
[UK]/ˈhɪkʌp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hipo
v. hipar
Word Forms
Pluralhiccoughs
Tercera persona singularhiccoughs
Gerundiohiccoughing
Pasadohiccoughed
Participio pasadohiccoughed

Example Sentences

I ate too quickly and got hiccoughs.

Comí demasiado rápido y me dio hipo.

You can usually get rid of hiccoughs by drinking water very quickly.

Normalmente puedes deshacerte del hipo bebiendo agua muy rápido.

Real-world Examples

A cloudless night coming...and hardly a hiccough in the arrangements.

Una noche despejada que se avecina...y apenas un hipo en los preparativos.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Then a hiccough and silence. Bernard had switched of the current.

Entonces un hipo y silencio. Bernard había apagado la corriente.

Source: Brave New World

She hiccoughed at the sound of Voldemort's name, but stared at Harry without flinching.

Soltó un hipo al escuchar el nombre de Voldemort, pero miró a Harry sin inmutarse.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Wade followed her down the stairs, his hiccoughs stilled by his interest in the proceedings.

Wade la siguió escaleras abajo, sus hipidos calmados por su interés en lo que sucedía.

Source: Gone with the Wind

At this, Professor Trelawney gave a wild little laugh in which a hiccough was barely hidden.

Ante esto, la profesora Trelawney soltó una pequeña risa salvaje en la que apenas se ocultaba un hipo.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" No, Vernon, " hiccoughed Aunt Marge, holding up a hand, her tiny bloodshot eyes fixed on Harry's.

" No, Vernon, " hipó la tía Marge, levantando una mano, con sus pequeños y enrojecidos ojos fijos en los de Harry.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

She went into Wade's nursery and found him sitting clutched in Prissy's arms, half dressed, hiccoughing quietly.

Entró en la habitación de Wade y lo encontró sentado en los brazos de Prissy, a medio vestir, hipando suavemente.

Source: Gone with the Wind

His laughs came slow and painfully like hiccoughs.

Sus risas llegaban lentas y dolorosas, como hipidos.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

Then after another hour of crying and hiccoughing he went to sleep.

Luego, después de otra hora de llanto e hipidos, se fue a dormir.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

They said good-bye to Hagrid and walked back up to the castle, Ron hiccoughing occasionally, but only bringing up two very small slugs.

Se despidieron de Hagrid y volvieron a subir al castillo, Ron hipando ocasionalmente, pero solo regurgitando dos babosas muy pequeñas.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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