Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hiccup
Participle: hiccuped; hiccupped
Gerund: hiccuping; hiccupping
Indicative
Present
| I | hiccup |
| you | hiccup |
| he;she;it | hiccups |
| we | hiccup |
| you | hiccup |
| they | hiccup |
Perfect
| I | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | has hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
Past
| I | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | hiccuped; hiccupped |
Pluperfect
| I | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
Future
| I | will hiccup |
| you | will hiccup |
| he;she;it | will hiccup |
| we | will hiccup |
| you | will hiccup |
| they | will hiccup |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | will have hiccuped; hiccupped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hiccup |
| you | hiccup |
| he;she;it | hiccup |
| we | hiccup |
| you | hiccup |
| they | hiccup |
Perfect
| I | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | have hiccuped; hiccupped |
Imperfect
| I | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | hiccuped; hiccupped |
Pluperfect
| I | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | had hiccuped; hiccupped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hiccup |
| you | would hiccup |
| he;she;it | would hiccup |
| we | would hiccup |
| you | would hiccup |
| they | would hiccup |
Perfect
| I | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| he;she;it | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| we | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| you | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
| they | would have hiccuped; hiccupped |
Imperative
| you | hiccup |
| we | Let's hiccup |
| you | hiccup |
Verbs conjugated like 'hiccup'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hiccup'
hickup,
backup,
chirrup,
coup,
cup,
hiccough,
hick,
hilch,
hip,
hitch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix).
2. Akin to Scots hick, hix (“hiccup”), West Frisian hik (“hiccup”), Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Middle Low German hükup, huckup, hueckup (modern Low German hick (“hiccup”)), German hicksen (“to hiccup”, verb), Alemannic German Hidsgi (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”), Swedish hicka (“hiccup”), hicka (“to hiccup”, verb), Icelandic hiksti (“hiccup”).
3. Displaced yex, from Middle English yexen, ȝisken, ȝixen, ȝoxen (“to hiccup”), from Old English ġiscian, ġeocsian (“to hiccup”). See: German, old spelling '
hicksen', Danish '
hikke', Swedish '
hicka'.
Sample Sentences
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"I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
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The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.