Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A syllable used to express the sound of a hiccup, particularly in representing the speech of a drunken person as interrupted by this sound.
- noun A hiccup.
- To hiccup.
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- interjection An approximation to the sound of a
hiccup , used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Iam I'm gratias ago meus felicis astrum ut Conor non ut tenuis quisquam in hic quoniam coniecto quis?
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Iam I'm gratias ago meus felicis astrum ut Conor non ut tenuis quisquam in hic quoniam coniecto quis?
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Iam I'm gratias ago meus felicis astrum ut Conor non ut tenuis quisquam in hic quoniam coniecto quis?
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The so-called hic-et-nunc *-i is never used in the negative mood eg: *h₁ésti "It is."/*ne h₁ést "It's not" - the secondary endings were thus by current definition tenseless.
The PIE *to-participle in my subjective-objective model 2009
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I thought it was "hic", but the reference I consulted gave me "huc", so I went with it; if it's wrong, that's reassuring.
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Lastly, I think you want "hic" instead of "huc" though since you didn't provide the English that you're trying to render, I can't be absolutely certain.
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June 12th, 2008 8: 53 pm ET john mccain can, 'hic', veto mly beer whens he can pry it flom mly colold dead flingers. 'hic '
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The "hic" I guess is being a dogooder without getting taken advantage of and being a mark for those who are just see a great opportunity.
wench77 Diary Entry wench77 2003
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The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Noddy thought he did "hic;" but with the assistance of the sailors, the captain got on board, and went down into his cabin.
Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Oliver Optic 1859
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