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   cough

   /kɒf/

   verb

   • 1. expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound: "he tried to speak and started to cough"
   • ▪ (of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise, especially as a sign of malfunction: "the engine began coughing and spluttering"
   • ▪ force (something, especially blood) out of the lungs or throat by coughing: "he coughed up bloodstained fluid" Similar hackhawkbarkclear one's throathemcroakwheezegaspchokestruggle for breathfight for air
   • ▪ reveal information; confess: "once he realized we knew, he was ready to cough fast enough"

   noun

   • 1. an act or sound of coughing: "she gave a discreet cough"
   • ▪ a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing: "he looked feverish and had a bad cough"

   Word Origin Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cougher noun

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