coughing

cough-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of cough; expelling air from the lungs with sudden sharp sounds.

  2. 2.

    (as noun) The action of making cough sounds.

Related words

See also: cough, coughs, sneeze
Synonyms: hacking, wheezing

Etymology

From Old English "cohhian" of imitative origin.