cough
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(verb) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" |
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Related Words: clear the throat, cough out, cough up, expectorate, hack, hawk, spit up, whoop |
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| 2. |
(noun) the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise |
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Synonyms: coughing |
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Related Words: breathing out, exhalation, expiration |
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(noun) sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis |
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Synonyms: coughing |
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Related Words: symptom |
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