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cough

[kawf, kof] / kɔf, kɒf /
NOUN
expelled air with sound
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If you develop symptoms like fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes or a rash, stay home and avoid school, work and gatherings.

From Los Angeles Times

His grandfather made a noise that was somewhere between a snort and a cough.

From Literature

A cough from across the room brings me back to myself.

From Literature

In the building where he was housed along with about 200 others, people got sick with a cough and fever but received no medical attention, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Their daughter had a fever and a bad cough.

From The Wall Street Journal