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coughs

USKAWFS/kɔfs/UKKOFS/kɒfs/

2 meanings of coughs

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of cough. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She coughs whenever the dust gets stirred up in the attic.

    The old man coughs loudly every cold winter morning.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of cough. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    Loud coughs echoed through the quiet library all afternoon.

    Her coughs kept the whole family awake during the night.

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coughs 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 → coughs: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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