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Uncommoncough
The correct spelling is cough.
How to pronounce cough
/kɑf/
nounIPA: /kɑf/
Say it like: Cow
The correct spelling is cough. A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. For example: "Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."
Usage Examples
“Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.”
“Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.”
“He was – cough – indisposed.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.
- 2.A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.
- 3.Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame
verb
- 1.To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.
- 2.(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.
- 3.To make a noise like a cough.
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