Hiccough

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Hiccough

Hiccough : விக்கல்

Hiccough : விக்கல்

Hiccough definition

Noun. A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration, consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.

Intransitive verb. To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.