hiccough

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

Translation

n. singhiozzo
v. singhiozzare
Word Forms
pluralehiccoughs
terza persona singolarehiccoughs
participio presentehiccoughing
passatohiccoughed
participio passatohiccoughed

Example Sentences

I ate too quickly and got hiccoughs.

Ho mangiato troppo velocemente e mi sono venute delle coliche.

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

Di solito si possono eliminare le coliche bevendo acqua molto velocemente.

Real-world Examples

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

Una notte senza nuvole in arrivo...e a malapena un rutto negli accordi.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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

Poi un rutto e silenzio. Bernard aveva spento la corrente.

Source: Brave New World

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

Sputò il nome di Voldemort, ma fissò Harry senza esitazione.

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 seguì giù per le scale, i suoi rutti placati dal suo interesse per le procedure.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

A questo punto, la professoressa Trelawney diede un'allegra risatina in cui a malapena si nascondeva un rutto.

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, " sputò zia Marge, alzando una mano, i suoi piccoli occhi rossi fissi su 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.

Entrò nella stanza di Wade e lo trovò seduto tra le braccia di Prissy, a metà vestito, che sputavava tranquillamente.

Source: Gone with the Wind

His laughs came slow and painfully like hiccoughs.

Le sue risate arrivavano lente e dolorose come rutti.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

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

Poi, dopo un'altra ora di pianti e rutti, andò a dormire.

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.

Si congedarono da Hagrid e tornarono a piedi verso il castello, Ron che sputava occasionalmente, ma solo due piccole lumache.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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