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The correct spelling is coughed.
How to pronounce coughed
verb
Say it like: Cow-ed
The correct spelling is coughed. To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion. For example: "I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."
Usage Examples
“I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.”
“Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.”
“The engine coughed and sputtered.”
Definition
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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