Synonyms:
cough, coughing
Meaning: a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
Usage examples
Again the queer gasping coughing noise broke from her lips, and at last I understood it.
I dare say I shall be coughing all winter, and instead of going out with Charley, be shut up at home.
Then the sailor let go his hold and the King staggered to a seat, choking and coughing to get his breath back.
The woman did not speak; a fit of coughing came on, and the old man stood looking at her with a very pitying expression.
"Jonesy's nearly done for," said the tramp, pointing to the boy who lay curled up in the hay, coughing at nearly every breath.
'As far as I can gather,' he said, coughing above the spirit, 'you call it decay of the optic nerve, or something, and therefore hopeless.