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Collocations for hiccup - noun

1. sound made in the throat

ADJ.

small | loud

VERB + HICCUP

give, let out
She gave a loud hiccup.

2. (the) hiccups: series of hiccups

QUANT.

attack
He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.

VERB + HICCUP

get, suffer from
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.

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