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Definition: HICCOUGHING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb hiccough.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(hiccough)
1. Breathe spasmodically, and make a sound.[Wordnet].
2. To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: hiccoughing, hiccoughed, hiccoughs, hiccougher, hiccoughers, hiccoughingly and hiccoughedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Hiccoughing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Definition: HICCOUGHING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Present participle conjugation of the verb hiccough.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(hiccough)
1. Breathe spasmodically, and make a sound.[Wordnet].
2. To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.[Websters].
3. Base verb from the following inflections: hiccoughing, hiccoughed, hiccoughs, hiccougher, hiccoughers, hiccoughingly and hiccoughedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "HICCOUGHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Common Expressions: hiccough

ExpressionsDefinition
Hiccough nutOrnamental African shrub or climber with red flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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