- plural of hiccup.
hiccups
Example Sentences
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They’ve run into a few hiccups along the way; when they couldn’t find a Cameroonian restaurant in the city, they hired a private chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
SpaceX will aspire the next time around to execute a launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn and landing burn of the booster offshore without hiccups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Products must turn faster through a central warehouse, and there is a greater risk that spoilage or production hiccups result in unfilled orders, executives and employees said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Any hiccups in the pace of the buildout could significantly affect memory pricing, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We would make terrib—” Elizabeth hiccups, then swallows.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
