Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A violent and sonorous effort to expel the air from the lungs.
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- verb Present participle of
cough . - noun A
cough , the act of coughing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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The man arose to his feet, coughing from the smoke which had been driven into his lungs, and nodding approval.
CHAPTER 4 2010
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My sister and I would be tearing and coughing from the bleach smell.
One Night Roberto C. Garcia 2010
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I hope I don't speak too soon, but I do feel normal again and the coughing is pretty much gone.
Back on the horse! karenmiller 2009
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After the major productive coughing is over, cough drops seem to help, at least while the drops are in the mouth.
Global Warming John 2008
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After eating infected pork, people begin coughing and die in several days.
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Still snuffling and coughing from the Creeping Crud.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. FUZZARELLY 2008
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Still snuffling and coughing from the Creeping Crud.
Archive 2008-12-14 FUZZARELLY 2008
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"There was fear, there was crying," 90 students were "coughing from the effects of teargas."
'I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976 2005
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People with long-term coughing or other signs of tuberculosis should cover their, mouths whenever they cough.
Chapter 19 1993
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Others joined in coughing, but I sent a message round to have the lights put up, and the moment they were turned on, the coughs stopped.
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