coughing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cough

noun

  1. A cough; the act of coughing.
    The good signor's little address was received in a variety of ways: there were titterings and coughings, and there were also a few instances of noble and generous response to poor Leonard's action […] 1855, Anna Mary Howitt, A school of life, page 63

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