- coughing
n. a fit of coughing
* * *a fit of coughing
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
coughing
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Coughing — Cough Cough (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coughed} (k?ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coughing}.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. k?chen to breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part of which is prob. akin to cough; cf. also E. choke.] To expel air,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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coughing — n. sudden expelling of air from the lungs kÉ’f n. loud expulsion of air from the lungs; respiratory inflammation characterized by repeated coughing; confession v. loudly expel air from the lungs; admit something, confess … English contemporary dictionary
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