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cough nghĩa là gì?

ho

/kɒf//kɔf/

cough in Vietnamese: ho, sự ho. In English, cough means sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Vietnamese words for cough

to push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth
ho
to make a noise like a cough
ho
sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis, and out through the mouth
sự ho

English meaning of cough

  1. verb Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
  2. verb To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.
  3. verb To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.
  4. verb To surrender (information); to confess.

Full definition of cough

cough in a sentence

  • Sometimes she coughed up blood.
  • He almost coughed himself into a fit.
  • I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.

Synonyms of cough

cough in other languages

Questions about cough in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of cough in Vietnamese?
Cough in Vietnamese is ho, sự ho.
cough nghĩa là gì?
Cough: ho, sự ho.
What does cough mean in English?
Cough means sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

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