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Cough meaning

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“cough” is a noun and verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: 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

noun

  1. 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

    Synonymscoughing

verb

  1. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

    “The smoker coughs all day”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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