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cough
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- pronunciation:
- kawf
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
coughs, coughing, coughed |
| definition 1: |
to release air noisily from the lungs. A cough results from illness or from breathing in foreign matter.
Smoke from the flaming toaster made her cough. |
| definition 2: |
to bring up or eject by means of coughing.
The cat coughed up a piece of yarn. |
| related words: |
hack |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance of coughing.
Brian could tell by his cough that he was getting sick. |
| definition 2: |
an illness that causes a person to cough.
My goodness, you've got a terrible cough. |
| derivation: |
cougher (n.) |
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