How to pronounce“cough”in English
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Definitions of “cough”
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
“Sometimes she coughed up blood.”
To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.
“He almost coughed himself into a fit.”
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
“Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.”
A bout of repeated coughing (verb etymology 1 sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.
“whooping cough”
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