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hic

/hɪk/

Meanings
interjection
An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.

Examples :

""This wine - hic! - tasted good.""
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Related Words

Illustration this

this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

Illustration drunkenness

drunkenness noun

/ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/

A state of being drunk.

"His arrest was for public drunkenness after the game. "

Illustration tasted

tasted verb

/ˈteɪstɪd/

To sample the flavor of something orally.

"I tasted the soup to see if it needed more salt. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration good

good adjective

/ɡʊ(d)/ [ɡɪ̈d]

(of people)

"My neighbor is a very good person. "

Illustration wine

wine noun

/waɪn/

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes.

"She ordered some wine for the meal."

Illustration hiccup

hiccup noun

/ˈhɪkəp/

A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.

"There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter."

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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approximation noun

/əˌpɹɒksɪˈmeɪʃn/ /əˌpɹɑksɪˈmeɪʃn/

The act, process or result of approximating.

"The carpenter's initial measurement was just an approximation; he needed to measure more precisely to cut the wood correctly. "

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sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."

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indicate verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."