Definition
a cough: a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs
to have a cough to keep abruptly expelling air from the lungs
to cough: to expel air abruptly and noisily from the lungs
Pronunciation examples
UK: I have a cough. I can't stop coughing.
US: Put your hand over your mouth when you cough.
- "Bruno : (cough cough)"
- "cough cough"
- "Dr. Loblaw : Now could you cough please?"
- "I'd like to point out that this list does NOT include 'loud coughing', 'mumbling incoherently', or 'weird British accent'."
- "Krazy Gidyeon : coughs"
- "Now could you cough please?"
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