COUGH


Meaning of COUGH in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

When you ~, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often ~ when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone’s attention.

Graham began to ~ violently...

He ~ed. ‘Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?’

VERB: V, V

Cough is also a noun.

They were interrupted by an apologetic ~.

N-COUNT

~ing

He was then overcome by a terrible fit of ~ing.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A ~ is an illness in which you ~ often and your chest or throat hurts.

...if you have a persistent ~ for over a month.

N-COUNT

3.

If you ~ blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you ~.

I started ~ing blood so they transferred me to a hospital.

VERB: V n

Cough up means the same as ~ .

On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually ~ing up blood.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

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