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cleared one's throat

cleared one's throat is the simple past and past participle of clear one's throat.

Meaning of clear one's throat

Verb

clear one's throat (third-person singular simple present clears one's throat, present participle clearing one's throat, simple past and past participle cleared one's throat)

  1. To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.

Questions about cleared one's throat

What is cleared one's throat the simple past and past participle of?
Cleared one's throat is the simple past and past participle of clear one's throat.

Words near cleared one's throat in the dictionary

  1. cleare
  2. cleared
  3. cleared away
  4. cleared off
  5. cleared one's lines
  6. cleared one's throat
  7. cleared out
  8. cleared the air
  9. cleared the market
  10. cleared the neighborhood
  11. cleared the table

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