Hiccough

(hĭk’kŭp) (Synop., § 130), n. [O. Eng. hicket, hicquet, L. Ger. hick, hickup, D. hik, Dan. hik, hikken, Sw. hicka, hickning, Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, igiad, Fr. hoquet.] A spasmodic inspiration, accompanied with closure of the glottis, producing a sudden sound; also, the sound itself. [Sometimes written hickup or hiccup.]

(-kup), v. i. [imp. & p. p. HICCOUGHED; p. pr. & vb. n. HICCOUGHING.] To have a convulsive catch of some of the respiratory muscles, accompanied with closure of the glottis, and the production of a sudden sound.