hiccup
/ˈhɪkʌp/noun
उच्चारण हिकप
हिचकी; छोटी रुकावट
Basic word
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[C]
a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the diaphragm and that you cannot control; a small problem or delay
हिचकी; छोटी रुकावट
- I've got hiccups.
- a minor hiccup
- She had hiccups after drinking the cold water.
+ 2 more examples
- The baby let out a loud hiccup.
- There was a small hiccup in the plan, but we fixed it quickly.
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[I]
to have hiccups
हिचकी आना
- She kept hiccuping.
- He hiccuped loudly during the quiet speech.
- The baby hiccuped and then began to laugh.
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- She hiccuped all through dinner.
Synonyms hic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
have (the) hiccups
As a noun meaning the body reflex, hiccup is usually plural and is used with have or get; it is not used with 'do' or 'make'.
शरीर की इस क्रिया के अर्थ में 'hiccup' प्रायः plural में आता है और have या get के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है; 'do' या 'make' के साथ नहीं।
- I got the hiccups after drinking cold water too fast.
- Radhika had hiccups all through the assembly.
a hiccup in sth (small problem)
In the singular, a hiccup is a small, temporary problem in a plan or process; the thing affected follows in or with.
Singular में 'a hiccup' किसी योजना या प्रक्रिया की छोटी, अस्थायी बाधा है; प्रभावित चीज़ से पहले in या with आता है।
- There was a minor hiccup in the bank's online payment system.
- The project ran without a single hiccup.
hiccup (verb) / hiccuping
As a verb it means to make the sound of a hiccup; the forms are hiccups, hiccuped or hiccupped, and hiccuping or hiccupping.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ हिचकी की आवाज़ निकालना है; रूप हैं hiccups, hiccuped/hiccupped और hiccuping/hiccupping।
- The baby hiccuped twice and then fell asleep.
- He kept hiccuping while he was reading aloud.
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verb + hiccups
gethavecurestopsuffer from
- Drinking a little water slowly can stop hiccups.
adjective + hiccup
minortemporaryslightbriefunexpected
- A temporary hiccup delayed the train by ten minutes.
hiccup + preposition
in the schedulein the systemin growthin the talks
- The talks hit a hiccup in the final week.
attack / bout of + hiccups
a bout ofa fit ofan attack ofa spell of
- A fit of hiccups interrupted his speech.
hiccup + cure
hold your breathsip watereat a spoon of sugar
- Grandmother says a spoon of sugar can cure hiccups.
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- Radhika's hiccups stopped as soon as she held her breath.
साँस रोकते ही राधिका की हिचकी बंद हो गई।
- The company's profits suffered a small hiccup this quarter.
कंपनी के मुनाफ़े में इस तिमाही थोड़ी रुकावट आई।
- There was a hiccup at the counter when the bank's server went down.
बैंक का server बंद होने से काउंटर पर थोड़ी बाधा आ गई।
- My little brother hiccups every time he laughs too much.
मेरे छोटे भाई को जब भी बहुत हँसी आती है, उसे हिचकी आने लगती है।
- Despite a few hiccups, the exam was held on schedule.
कुछ छोटी बाधाओं के बावजूद परीक्षा समय पर हुई।
- A small hiccup in the plan did not stop the picnic.
योजना में आई छोटी बाधा से पिकनिक नहीं रुकी।
- The old man hiccuped loudly during the prayer meeting.
प्रार्थना सभा के दौरान बूढ़े व्यक्ति को ज़ोर से हिचकी आई।
- A sudden hiccup in the power supply stopped the online class.
बिजली की आपूर्ति में अचानक आई रुकावट से online class रुक गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I am having hiccups since morning.
✓ I have had hiccups since morning.
With since, use the present perfect, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, present continuous नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep the small-problem words: hiccup, hitch (a small problem that causes a delay: 'without a hitch'), glitch (a small fault, especially in a machine or software), snag, setback, teething problems (small problems at the start of something new).
छोटी समस्या के शब्द याद रखिए: hiccup, hitch (देरी कराने वाली छोटी समस्या: 'without a hitch'), glitch (विशेषकर मशीन या software में छोटी ख़राबी), snag, setback, teething problems (किसी नई चीज़ की शुरुआत में छोटी समस्याएँ)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: hiccup also means a small, temporary problem ('a minor hiccup in the plan').
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: hiccup का अर्थ छोटी, अस्थायी समस्या भी है ('a minor hiccup in the plan')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: hiccups are caused by sudden contractions of the diaphragm (the muscle below the lungs).
विज्ञान में हिचकी diaphragm (फेफड़ों के नीचे की मांसपेशी, मध्यपट) के अचानक संकुचन से होती है।