hic

American

[hik] / hɪk /

interjection

(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)

hic British

/ hɪk /

interjection

a representation of the sound of a hiccup

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Example Sentences

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Hic am so blithe, so bryhit, brid on brere,Quan I se that hende in halle:Yhe is whit of lime, loveli, treweYhe is fayr and flur of alle.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013

He is buried in front of the altar, with the remarkable epitaph—very different to the pompous, self-glorifying inscriptions of his brother— "Hic jacet pulvis, cinis, et nihil."

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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