Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coughing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cough \Cough\ (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coughed} (k?ft); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Coughing}.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. k?chen to
breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part
of which is prob. akin to cough; cf. also E. choke.]
To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the
lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coughing
n 1: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise [syn: {cough}]
2: sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air
passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection
or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis [syn: {cough}]
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