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Coughed Make Noise I Aware Presence Exhale Air

ID 0016
Rubric Consider the image. Sometimes you might need the negative.
Question I coughed to make them aware of my presence.
Answer coughed
Hints To exhale air from your lungs, making a harsh noise from your throat.
Extra Verb forms: to cough, coughed, coughed.
Explanation To exhale air from your lungs, making a harsh noise from your throat.
She was coughing all day. She should have stayed at home.
The baby is coughing. Let me check if everything is alright.
I was terrified when he coughed blood.

Engines make a similar noise when one (or more) cylinders fail to ignite in sequence:
Yes, the car's motor coughed and died. We couldn't start it after that.

To make a cough-like noise to draw attention:
I coughed to make them aware of my presence.

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