clear throat

If you’re running behind them and they don’t hear you, cough loudly/clear throat, cross street.

If you’re running behind them and they don’t hear you, cough loudly/clear throat, cross street.

Whilst the rain descended in pitiless torrents, a continual chuckle of the highest merriment, which ran through all the various notes of a clear throat, resounded afar amid the crunching of bones and munching of flesh—a deeper growl from some larger beast of prey, now and then varying the infernal harmony, to be followed by another ringing laugh as of a whole legion of devils.

The sunlight turned them to gems of emerald; the wind swept her hair about her clear throat; one hand clasped the curve of her knee.

"Then let us prolong this regrettable situation as little as possible; we may as well go," said Othomar; and his voice quivered high, young and nervous in his clear throat.