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clears one's throat

clears one's throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 clears one's throat

What is clears one's throat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clears one's throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear one's throat.

Words near clears one's throat in the dictionary

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

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