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coughing

/ˈkɒfɪŋ/

/ˈkɑfɪŋ/

coughing up

coughingnoun

Translations

кашель

The doctor examined the patient who had a persistent coughing.

Доктор осмотрел пациента, у которого был постоянный кашель.

Definitions

The act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound, often as a reflex action to clear the throat or respiratory tract.

The persistent coughing kept him awake all night.

A condition characterized by frequent or severe coughs.

Her coughing was a symptom of the cold she had caught.

Synonyms

coughinggerund / present participle

/ˈkɒf.ɪŋ/

/ˈkɔː.fɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "a coughing child").

Definitions

Producing or characterized by coughs; engaged in coughing.

The doctor listened to the coughing patient.

coughverb

coughing

Gerund

coughed

Past Simple

coughed

Past Participle

coughing

Gerund

/kɒf/

/kɑf/

Translations

кашлять

He started to cough during the meeting.

Он начал кашлять во время встречи.

Additional translations

кхекать

Definitions

To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often involuntarily, to clear the throat or respiratory passage.

He began to cough uncontrollably during the meeting.

To make a sound similar to coughing, often used to describe an engine or machine that is not running smoothly.

The old car coughed and sputtered before finally starting.

To expel (a substance) from the throat or lungs by coughing.

She coughed up a small amount of blood.

Synonyms

clear one's throat

coughnoun

Definitions

A sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs, often as a reflex action to clear the throat or respiratory tract.

She had a persistent cough that kept her awake at night.

The sound made by coughing.

The quiet room was interrupted by a loud cough from the back.

An illness or condition characterized by frequent coughing.

He caught a cough during the winter season.

coughadjective

Definitions

Used before another noun to denote relation to coughing or to a medicine that relieves coughing.

He bought a bottle of cough syrup at the pharmacy.