a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
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cough::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cough up, cough out, expectorate, spit out, spit up |
| Has types | hawk, clear the throat, whoop, hack |
| Derivation | coughing |
The smoker coughs all day.
Examples of cough
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Will voters be willing to cough up a little more green to keep the county green?
From the dailyherald.com
In some locations, buyers would clear store shelves of cough and cold medicines.
From the freep.com
The concern is that this may be the case in the current whooping cough epidemic.
From the delawareonline.com
The back of your throat vibrates when you cough, which makes the swab hurt less.
From the washingtonpost.com
Last Thursday brought word of a whooping cough case across the border in Racine.
From the dailyherald.com
Whooping cough is highly contagious and is spread through coughing and sneezing.
From the thenewstribune.com
Many symptoms common to other bacterial diseases don't appear in whooping cough.
From the washingtonpost.com
Asked to cough up proof or apologize, she hides behind the cloak of free speech.
From the dallasnews.com
Korean-style short ribs tasted like beef jerky glazed in Robitussin cough syrup.
From the bloomberg.com
- A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
- Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"
- A cough (Latin: tussis) is a sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. ...
- (Coughing (Jokes)) When Dracula had a bad cold, why couldn't his wife get to sleep? Because of his coffin.
- (Coughing) The body's reaction to an irritant in the lungs or the trachea (windpipe).
- (Coughing) may be chronic; usually worse at night and early morning. May occur after exercise or when exposed to cold, dry air.
- Broadly, a cold. More prevalent in spring among young Thoroughbreds.
- A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material. Also called tussis.
- A convulsion of the lungs, vellicated by some sharp serosity.
