# coughs

Pronunciation: US say "KAWFS" /kɔfs/; UK say "KOFS" /kɒfs/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of cough. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cough
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of cough. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _He coughs each time he steps into the freezing air outside._
   - _The engine sputters and coughs before it finally turns over._

## Noun

2. Plural of cough. — plural of cough
   - Simple: Plural of cough. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _A series of dry coughs interrupted the speaker midway through the lecture._
   - _The doctor listened to the deep coughs rattling in his chest._

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