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cough

[kawf, kof] / kɔf, kɒf /
NOUN
expelled air with sound
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Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.

From BBC

"We ask parents and guardians to look out for symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, fever or difficulty breathing," James Adamson from Public Health Wales said.

From BBC

In a packed waiting hall outside the doctor's consulting room, anxious parents stood in line with children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties.

From BBC

Other vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough also are on the rise.

From Los Angeles Times

In his one half of duty, the Browns were held scoreless and coughed away the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal