Antonyms for cough
kɔf, kɒfcough

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1. • Expectorate

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1. cough, coughingverb

   a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

   Synonyms:
   coughing

2. coughverb

   exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

   "The smoker coughs all day"

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1. coughnoun

   Associated words:
   bechic, tussicular, pectoral, tussive

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1. sneeze

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

How to use cough in a sentence?

1. Lyndon Lee Suy:

   The nurse had bouts of fever, body pain, cough and difficulty in breathing - symptoms similar to a patient with MERS-CoV, testing was done which yielded positive results. The patient is in stable condition.

2. Nasreen Gul:

   When we burned wood for fuel, the smoke from the stove would spread throughout our home and we would cough and feel pain in our eyes, now cooking food and doing other chores in the kitchen has become considerably easier and stress-free. We use an electric stove as electricity is much cheaper and readily available.

3. Nguyen Nhat Anh:

   It's like a vacation, at quarantine camp, free Wi-Fi, free meals, free face masks. Just a little heart attack if any of the roommates cough.

4. The CDC:

   Relatively few children with COVID-19 are hospitalized, and fewer children than adults experience fever, cough, or shortness of breath.

5. Lejla Szabo:

   I thought the flu -- you have a cough and cold and you stay home for two days, it didn't cross my mind it could lead to something this serious.

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