The body

Synonyms for hiccup

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 5, SummitThe body

breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

hiccough

Same sentence, swapped: When you have to hiccough, drink a glass of cold water.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hiccup as it is used in the sentence above.

inhale
exhale
sneeze

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