Phrase guide

hacking cough

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air-passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and especially in beginning pulmonary tuberculosis; hence its importance.

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: jatkuva yskä — small and frequent cough
  • Tamil: தொடற்ன்து இதுமல் (toṭaṟṉtu itumal) — small and frequent cough