cough

verb1 of 2

to force air through your throat with a short, loud noise

• “Use your hands to cover your mouth when you cough.”Tatoeba
• “When air dries, the throat dries, and cough comes out.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.