cough out
To remove by coughing, especially figuratively, to say through coughsTo remove by coughing, especially figuratively, to say through coughs.
» When air dries, the throat dries, and cough comes out.
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2 senses(transitive)To remove by coughing, especially figuratively, to say through coughs.
He coughed out blood.
"I'm okay," he coughed out.
(especially, transitive)To give (money) to someone.
Eventually the machine coughed out the money.
- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Examples
2 sentencesWhen air dries, the throat dries, and cough comes out.
Igor was coughing out water.
Forms
coughs out, coughing out, coughed out, coughed out| Base form | cough out · to cough out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | coughs out |
| Present participle | coughing out |
| Past simple | coughed out |
| Past participle | coughed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonyms- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth:expectoratecough upspit upspit out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.