cough

Nouns

  • (n) 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 coughing,

Verbs

  • (v) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
    • The smoker coughs all day

Synonyms

coughing

See also

cough out cough up expectorate spit up spit out pony up

Words of close approximity

Coue coup
couch count coupe court couth
cough drop coughing coughing up cough out cough up