hiccup

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Lost-less week, I'm hearing that there will be just one more "hiccup" - a late-April clip show - detouring our road to this year's undoubtedly big finish.

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  1. noun A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.
  2. noun An attack of these spasms. Often used with the.
  3. noun The sound made by such a spasm or a sound resembling it: "the urgent hiccup of a police siren” (John Updike).
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  • For five heartbeats nothing happened... and then the Gorgon's Head emitted a sound like a hiccup, and suddenly Meredith was surrounded by a cloud of smoke. —  Spinneret
  • While a short-term hiccup in oil and gas prices is possible, economist Glenn MacDonald said the storm is very unlikely to produce a long-term impact or important consequences for the nation's economy as a whole. —  The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage
  • Reutimann on the other hand has only had one hiccup, a 32 nd at Atlanta. —  MVN
  • So after that little hiccup, a very funny one at that!, we surge on to the first stop .... —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • If GE (or any of the other "too bigs") fails, it is a short-term hiccup compared to the cost, both near-term and long, of the bailouts!! —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
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