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cough BrE / kɒf /  NAmE / kɔːf / Native audio playback is not supported. cough(noun)BrE / kɒf /  NAmE / kɔːf / an act or a sound of coughingShe gave a little cough to attract my attention.an illness or infection that makes you cough oftensee also whooping coughhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/whooping-coughto have a dry/persistent/hacking coughMy cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough.Extra ExamplesHe had a smoker’s cough and nicotine-yellowed fingers.She struggled to stifle a cough.The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence.Word OriginMiddle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.

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(noun) she gave a little cough to attract my attention.to have a dry/persistent/hacking coughmy cold's better, but i can't seem to shake off this cough.he had a smoker’s cough and nicotine-yellowed fingers. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cough This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	cough
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / kɒf / NAmE / kɔːf /
Example	she gave a little cough to attract my attention. to have a dry/persistent/hacking cough my cold's better, but i can't seem to shake off this cough. he had a smoker’s cough and nicotine-yellowed fingers.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cough
Content	cough (noun)BrE / kɒf / NAmE / kɔːf / an act or a sound of coughing She gave a little cough to attract my attention. an illness or infection that makes you cough often see also whooping cough https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/whooping-cough to have a dry/persistent/hacking cough My cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough. Extra Examples He had a smoker’s cough and nicotine-yellowed fingers. She struggled to stifle a cough. The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence. Word Origin Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cough Gave Noun Bre Kɒf Kɔːf Attract Attention

cough

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