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noun
A forcible, sometimes muted, expulsion of air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than a cough.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A performative or formal preamble before a statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
Alternative form of clearing one's throat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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