hiccup

( also hiccough)

/ˈhɪkʌp/ noun [C]

Translation

NOISE › a quick noise you make in your throat when a muscle in your chest moves suddenly

hıçkırık

[usually plural] I got hiccups from drinking too quickly.577

PROBLEM › a small, temporary problem

pürüz, geçici sorun

I'm afraid there's been a slight hiccup.1786

(Definition of hiccup noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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