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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kawf, kof]
- /kɔf, kɒf/
- /kɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawf, kof]
- /kɔf, kɒf/
Definitions of cough word
- verb cough When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone's attention. 3
- verb cough Cough is also a noun. 3
- countable noun cough A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts. 3
- verb cough If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough. 3
- verb cough Cough up means the same as cough. 3
- verb cough If an engine or other machine coughs, it makes a sudden, harsh noise. 3
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Origin of cough
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English coghen, apparently < Old English *cohhian (compare its derivative cohhettan to cough); akin to Dutch kuchen to cough, German keuchen to wheeze
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cough
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cough popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cough usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cough
verb cough
- whoop — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- bark — When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- vomit — to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
noun cough
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- ahem — In writing, ahem is used to show that someone is being ironic. Ahem is also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
- croup — Croup is a disease which children sometimes suffer from that makes it difficult for them to breathe and causes them to cough a lot.
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