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A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary. / A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.

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cough

Source Word

cough

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɒf/

Japanese Meaning

突然、（たいていは騒々しく）肺から空気が吐き出される行為。しばしば無意識で起こる。 / 咳そのもの、または咳を引き起こす状態・傾向。

Her sudden cough interrupted the quiet lecture.

彼女の突然の咳が静かな講義を中断させた。

Sense（1）

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.

Sense（2）

A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.

Sorry, I can't come to work today – I've got a nasty cough.

Sense（3）

Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame.

He was – cough – indisposed.

coughs

（ plural ）