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chesty

[ches-tee] / ˈtʃɛs ti /


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If it's a chesty cough then many find themselves battling what can feel like oceans of phlegm and a tight chest.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

“We’d just go around and crash people’s weddings,” McBryde says with a chesty laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

By the end, Carolina had finished with a 38-24 edge in shots on goal and outhit the Predators in a game with plenty of chippy moments and chesty exchanges between the teams.

From Fox News • May 18, 2021

Carolina finished with a 38-24 advantage in shots on goal in a game with plenty of chippy moments and chesty exchanges between the teams.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2021

A pregnant young woman sat up and held her chest and began to cough, unending chesty coughing that was painful to hear.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie