Answer: hiccup

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HICCUPSound akin to a cough.
hiccupA temporary or minor difficulty or setback
hiccupAn attack of such spasms occurring repeatedly for some time
hiccupto make a peculiar-sounding spasmodic inhalation, also HICCOUGH
hiccupAn involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic sound like that of a cough
HICCUPSingultus
HICCUPMinor problem
HICCUPBarfly's sound
HICCUPGlottal sound effect.
HICCUPMinor setback
HICCUPSpasmodic breathing-in sound.
HICCUPSnag
HICCUPMinor difficulty
HICCUPSound from a sot
HICCUPMinor interruption
HICCUPBreathe spasmodically
HICCUPSpasm sound
HICCUPDiaphragm spasm that may be cured by holding one's breath