noun
Meaning 1
A cough; the act of coughing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
coughing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 F IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AO1 F IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A repetitive vocalisation of a bird or other animal that resembles human coughing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of cough
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cough
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: yskintä — a cough
- Finnish: yskiminen — a cough
- Scottish Gaelic: casadaich — a cough
Real reading context