COUGH

[noun] [C]a chesty/dry cough (= one which does/does not produce mucus)a hacking (= very bad and loud) cougha smoker's coughEmily has a very bad/nasty cough (= has been coughing frequently as part of an illness).There are lots of coughs and colds going around at the moment.The children were full of coughs and sneezes last winter.When they didn't hear her enter the room, she gave a quiet cough (= coughed so that they would know that she was there).I need to buy some more cough medicine/cough mixture (= liquid to help a cough get better).I've been sucking (UK) cough sweets/(US) cough drops/(ANZ) cough lollies (= sweets to help a cough get better) all day.