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UK
/kˈɒfɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈkɑfɪŋ, ˈkɔfɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑfɪŋ, ˈkɔfɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
How To Use coughing In A Sentence
- He presented with a 24 hour history of right-sided chest pain which seemed to be temporally related to a recent bout of coughing.
- That night, I lay on my dorm bed coughing up sawdust. Times, Sunday Times
- Stella was coughing when the flash bulb went off.
- This occurrence, called aspiration, may result in choking, coughing and difficulty breathing. Foreign Objects
- He is coughing green slime into a handkerchief and the penny drops. Times, Sunday Times
- He felt his body roll as the ship careened and vaguely heard the rumble of explosions nearby, but he didn't come to until smoke forced him coughing to his feet.
- EIA's symptoms include wheezing, coughing, prolonged expiration, rapid heart rate and tightness of the chest.
- People with long-term coughing or other signs of tuberculosis should cover their, mouths whenever they cough. Chapter 19
- Coughing is not a sign of unhealthy air, it is the alveola in your lungs getting used to what the hicks call ‘country’ air.
- Coughing bloat from the towers pushes out heat into the sky, lays labor on the air. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
