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coughing

VERB

expelling air with sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bark choke hack vomit whoop

STRONG

convulse expectorate hawk hem

WEAK

clear throat spit up

Example Sentences

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They will watch the death toll rapidly rise one afternoon and be the first to make reservations for socially distanced indoor dining the very same evening, coughing the whole time.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

In the months ahead he would describe intermittent coughing fits and panic attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

First reserve Pied Piper will take the place of the 2025 winner, who was taken out of the race having been reported to be coughing.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Near the end of the first, Betts came back to the bench coughing and sputtering, seemingly unable to clear her throat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Gran said she was fevered and coughing and I came before I was supposed to.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff