hoqueter
French → English
(bodily) To hiccup: to have involuntary spasms of the diaphragm
L'enfant ne s'arrêtait plus de hoqueter après avoir mangé trop vite.
(English) The child wouldn't stop hiccupping after eating too fast.
Il hoquetait entre deux crises de larmes après sa chute.
(English) He was hiccupping between fits of tears after his fall.
(mechanical) To sputter: to make repeated short explosive sounds like a failing engine
Le vieux moteur a hoqueté plusieurs fois avant de s'arrêter au milieu de la route.
(English) The old engine sputtered several times before stopping in the middle of the road.
La radio hoquetait à cause de la mauvaise réception dans les montagnes.
(English) The radio was sputtering because of poor reception in the mountains.
Entry ID: fr:en:hoqueter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary