coughverb
third-person singular coughs past tense coughed past participle coughed present participle coughing
push air out of your throat suddenly with a short loud sound, especially when you are ill
- The smoke made everyone cough.
- He was coughing all night and could not sleep.
- She coughed quietly to get his attention.
Collocations
adverb + verb cough loudly, cough quietly, cough badlyphrase start coughing, keep coughing
Word family
- cough
See also cough up; sneeze