# coughing

Pronunciation: US say "KAWF-ing" /ˈkɔfɪŋ/; UK say "KOF-ing" /ˈkɒfɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of cough. — present participle and gerund of cough
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of cough. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Coughing spread through the lecture hall within minutes of the heater turning on._
   - _He couldn't stop coughing after breathing in the smoke._

## Noun

2. The act of forcing air out of the lungs with a sudden, harsh sound.
   - Simple: The act of pushing air out of your throat with a loud, sharp sound.
   - _A sudden fit of coughing interrupted his speech halfway through._
   - _Loud coughing from the back row distracted the performers._
3. A repeated sound made by a bird or other animal that resembles a person coughing.
   - Simple: A repeated sound from a bird or animal that sounds like a person coughing.
   - _The deer's coughing echoed across the valley at dusk._
   - _A harsh coughing rose from the parrot's cage all afternoon._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coughing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).