Cough

by | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

Cough (Verb)
Syllable division: cough
How to pronounce: UK: /kɒf/ US: /kɑːf/

Audio Pronunciation of the word Cough

Meaning: When a short, loud sound is made by forcing air out of your lungs through your throat.
Example:
> She coughed so much that she had to exit the room so that they could continue with their meeting.
> Whenever someone smokes next to me, I start coughing.
> He coughed all night so his mother decided to go and buy some cough medicine.
> Tim has a very bad cough! I hope that it is not Covid.

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6 Comments

  1. Renata
    Renata on May 20, 2022 at 10:55 am

    I have a dry cough and my throat is dry after 3 hours of the lecture.

  2. Nirvana
    Nirvana on May 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm

    when I’m choked with something, I start to cough.

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on May 21, 2022 at 4:55 am

      Good sentence Nirvana!
      Try saying: When I am choking on something, I start to cough

  3. Ligia
    Ligia on May 23, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    I rarely start coughing when I get a cold.

  4. angela Silvia
    angela Silvia on May 27, 2022 at 11:07 pm

    when i m with cough i do not have well my body