whooping cough
UK/ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf//ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/
whooping cough noun: a contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
Noun
whooping cough (countable and uncountable, plural whooping coughs)
- A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
- Synonyms:
- pertussis, chink cough, chin cough
whooping cough meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
whooping cough in Hindi
- a contagious disease
- कुक्कुर खाँसी kukkur khā̃sī, कुक्कुर खांसी kukkur khānsī
whooping cough in Tamil
- கக்குவான், கக்குவான் இருமல், கக்குவானிருமல், நாயிருமல், நீர்க்கோப்பு, இருமல்
whooping cough in Marathi
- whooping cough
- डांग्याखोकला ḍāṅgyākhoklā
whooping cough in Urdu
- کالی کھانسی
More languagesFewer languages
- whooping cough in Telugu
- కోరింతదగ్గు kōrintadaggu
- whooping cough in Kannada
- ನಾಯಿಕೆಮ್ಮು, ನಾಯ್ಗೆಮ್ಮು, ನಾಯಿಗೆಮ್ಮು, ನಾಯಿಕೆಮ್ಮಲು
- whooping cough in Gujarati
- ઉટાંટિયું uṭā̃ṭiyũ
- whooping cough in Tagalog
- ubong-dalahit, tosperina
- whooping cough in Arabic
- سُعَال دِيكِيّ suʕāl dīkiyy
- whooping cough in Malay
- batuk kokol
- whooping cough in Persian
- سیاهسرفه siyâh-sorfe
- whooping cough in Thai
- ไอกรน ai-gron
- whooping cough in Vietnamese
- ho gà
Synonyms of whooping cough
Forms of whooping cough
| plural | whooping coughs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | whooping-cough |
| alternative form | hooping-cough |
Origin of whooping cough
From whooping + cough, from the characteristic-sounding cough that is a major symptom.
Questions about whooping cough
- What does whooping cough mean?
- Whooping cough means a contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.
- What is whooping cough in Hindi?
- Whooping cough in Hindi is कुक्कुर खाँसी (kukkur khā̃sī), कुक्कुर खांसी (kukkur khānsī). See Whooping cough meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is whooping cough?
- Whooping cough is a noun.
- How do you pronounce whooping cough?
- Whooping cough is pronounced /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of whooping cough?
- The plural of whooping cough is whooping coughs.
Words near whooping cough in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: whooping cough (page history and authors); whooping cough (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); डांग्याखोकला (Marathi) (page history and authors); whooping cough (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); whooping cough (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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