| Spasmodic inspiratory movement of the diaphragm produces the characteristic sound known as hiccupping. |
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| A smirking Serb of indeterminate gender, wearing a tailcoat, sang flat, hiccupping now and then for dramatic effect. |
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| He began snuffling and coughing even more, and then started hiccupping. |
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| He had been hiccupping two to three times a minute for nearly 24 hours. |
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| On the other hand, too much playing, talking, or feeding may be met by grimaces, turning or looking away, clenched fists, thrashing arms and legs, hiccupping, wriggling, and spitting up. |
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