coughs
coughs is the plural of cough.
coughs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cough.
Meaning of cough
Noun
cough (plural coughs)
- A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
- Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.
- A bout of repeated coughing (verb etymology 1 sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.
- whooping cough
- Synonyms:
- tussis
- A noise or sound like a cough (etymology 2, noun sense 1).
- A vocalisation from a bird or other animal resembling a human cough.
Phrases with coughs
- coughs up
- coughs out
- dry coughs
- wet coughs
- chin coughs
- coughs down
- coughs over
- habit coughs
- hacking coughs
- hooping coughs
- trouser coughs
- vampire coughs
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Words that rhyme with coughs
Questions about coughs
- What is coughs the plural of?
- Coughs is the plural of cough.
Words near coughs in the dictionary
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