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Uncommoncoughing
The correct spelling is coughing.
How to pronounce coughing
verb
Say it like: Cow-ing
The correct spelling is coughing. 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.”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.A cough; the act of coughing.
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