Collocations for hiccup - noun
1. sound made in the throat
ADJ.
small | loud
VERB + HICCUP
give, let out
She gave a loud hiccup.
She gave a loud hiccup.
2. (the) hiccups: series of hiccups
QUANT.
attack
He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.
He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.
VERB + HICCUP
get, suffer from
I ate too quickly and got hiccups.
I ate too quickly and got hiccups.
3. small problem
ADJ.
little, slight | occasional | temporary
PREP.
~ in
This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team''s steady progress up the League.
This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team''s steady progress up the League.