Meaning

2 senses
  1. A cough; the act of coughing.

  2. A repetitive vocalisation of a bird or other animal that resembles human coughing.

More definitions
  • 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

Forms

plural: coughings
Singularcoughing
Pluralcoughings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:cough

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcough

See also

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