function ess_api_random($request) { $instance = $request->get_param('instance') ?: 'default'; $category = $request->get_param('category'); $exclude_post_id = $request->get_param('exclude_post_id'); $args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'orderby' => 'rand', 'no_found_rows' => true, ); if (!empty($category)) { $args['category_name'] = $category; } if (!empty($exclude_post_id)) { $args['post__not_in'] = array((int) $exclude_post_id); } $posts = get_posts($args); if (empty($posts)) { return array('error' => 'No stories found'); } $post = $posts[0]; $categories = wp_get_post_categories($post->ID, array('fields' => 'names')); $category_list = implode(', ', $categories); if (!empty($post->post_excerpt)) { $excerpt = wp_trim_words($post->post_excerpt, 55, '...'); } else { $words = explode(' ', strip_tags($post->post_content)); $first_40_words = implode(' ', array_slice($words, 0, 40)); $excerpt = $first_40_words . '...'; } return array( 'id' => $post->ID, 'title' => $post->post_title, 'excerpt' => $excerpt, 'link' => get_permalink($post->ID), 'image' => get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->ID, 'large'), 'impression_id' => 0, 'categories' => $category_list ); } Hiccups — Meaning, Definition & Example | English Short Stories Skip to main content

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Hiccups

📖 Meaning

Involuntary sounds caused by spasms, often happening to children after intense laughing.

👨‍👩‍👧 If Your Child Asks

If your child asks about Hiccups, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Hiccups in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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What does "Hiccups" mean?

Involuntary sounds caused by spasms, often happening to children after intense laughing. If your child asks about Hiccups, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Hiccups in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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