Cough

/kɒf/

Synonyms for "cough" (71 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (15)

Noun(1 words)
aqua lungaqua-lungartificial respirationaspirationasthmatic wheezeblowbreathbreath of airbreathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe outbreathingbroken wind

Strong matches (21)

Related words (35)

Noun(10 words)
irritatenonlexical vocalizationparalinguistic cueparoxysmsignspitsymptomthroat clearingtriggerwhoop

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

18 entries
cough outcough updiscourse markerexpectorateparalinguistic featurephysiological processphysiological reflexreflex actionrespiratory actionrespiratory reflexsoundspeech soundspit outspit upsymptomverbal cue

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

11 entries
ahemattention cuecoughing sounddry coughevasive coughirritant coughmucus expulsionprefatory coughproductive coughsputum productionthroat clearing

Collocations

10 entries
chronic coughcough etiquettecough medicinecough reflexcough suppressantcough syrupcoughing fitcoughing sounddry coughproductive cough

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Do you have any cough medicine?

Source: tatoeba (21838)

You should buy some cough medicine and aspirin.

Source: tatoeba (21839)

Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.

Source: tatoeba (21841)

I'm sure that Ted's cough is due to smoking.

Source: tatoeba (39442)

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