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Coughs and coughing

cough

verb

to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise, especially when you have a cold or when you want to get someone’s attention

cough

verb

to force something such as blood out of your lungs by coughing

cough

noun

an illness in which you cough often and sometimes your throat and lungs hurt

cough

noun

the action of coughing, or the sound you make when you cough

hack

verb

to cough loudly

hack up

to remove something from your throat or lungs by coughing in a loud rough way

hack

noun

a loud dry cough

hacking cough

noun

a cough that makes a loud rough sound

racking

adjective

a racking cough or sob makes your whole body move and hurt

tickle

noun

a slightly sore feeling in your throat that makes you want to cough

coughing

noun

dry cough

a cough that does not produce any phlegm (=a wet substance from your throat)

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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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