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coughing

USKAWF-ing/ˈkɔfɪŋ/UKKOF-ing/ˈkɒfɪŋ/

3 meanings of coughing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of cough. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    He was coughing because of the dust in the old barn.

    She kept coughing all through the night.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of pushing air out of your throat with a loud, sharp sound.

    Like blowing out a candle with a sudden hard puff.

    Her coughing kept the whole family awake.

    The coughing grew worse after midnight.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    A repeated sound from a bird or animal that sounds like a person coughing.

    The bird's coughing startled the campers at dawn.

    We heard a strange coughing coming from the bushes.

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coughing is a form of cough

cough, verb: To force air out of your lungs with a sudden, noisy burst, often to clear your throat. Full entry

Forms
coughcoughs he/she/itcoughing -ing formcoughed past tense, past participle
Spelling
cough → coughing: add -ing

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