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cough
noun [C] /kɒf/
/kɑːf/ Definition
B1 the act of coughing, or the sound this makes: a dry cough (= one that does not produce mucus) a hacking (= very bad and loud) coughNoises made by the bodyColds and fluFevers and infectious diseases › an illness that makes you cough a lot: a smoker's cough Emily has a very bad/nasty cough.Noises made by the bodyColds and fluFevers and infectious diseases
(Definition of cough noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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