hic
/hɪk/
interjection
- Used in writing to represent the sound of a hiccup, often to show that someone is drunk or has hiccups.
- The cartoon character let out a "Hic!" after drinking too much soda.
- "I'm not drunk," he said, followed by a loud "Hic!"
- She tried to apologize, but a "hic" interrupted her words.
noun
- A hiccup; a sudden, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
- The baby's tiny hic was adorable.
- He let out a loud hic that made everyone laugh.
- After drinking the fizzy water, she had a series of hics.
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