What does coughing mean?
Definitions for coughing
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Princeton's WordNet
cough, coughingnoun
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
Wiktionary
coughingnoun
A cough, the act of coughing.
Wikipedia
coughing
A cough is a sudden expulsion of air through the large breathing passages which can help clear them of fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. As a protective reflex, coughing can be repetitive with the cough reflex following three phases: an inhalation, a forced exhalation against a closed glottis, and a violent release of air from the lungs following opening of the glottis, usually accompanied by a distinctive sound.Frequent coughing usually indicates the presence of a disease. Many viruses and bacteria benefit, from an evolutionary perspective, by causing the host to cough, which helps to spread the disease to new hosts. Most of the time, irregular coughing is caused by a respiratory tract infection but can also be triggered by choking, smoking, air pollution, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, post-nasal drip, chronic bronchitis, lung tumors, heart failure and medications such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and beta blockers.Treatment should target the cause; for example, smoking cessation or discontinuing ACE inhibitors. Cough suppressants such as codeine or dextromethorphan are frequently prescribed, but have been demonstrated to have little effect. Other treatment options may target airway inflammation or may promote mucus expectoration. As it is a natural protective reflex, suppressing the cough reflex might have damaging effects, especially if the cough is productive.
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coughing
Coughing is a sudden, often repetitive, action that clears the throat or lungs of irritants, microbes, foreign particles, or fluid. It is a part of the body's defense mechanism to protect the respiratory system and is often an automatic reflex, triggered by the presence of an unwanted substance or problematic respiratory condition.
Webster Dictionary
Coughing
of Cough
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of coughing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of coughing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of coughing in a Sentence
Arthur Schnabel, My Life and Music (1961):
When I am asked, "What do you think of our audience?" I answer, "I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing."
Donald Trump saying things on a hot mic or Hilary having a coughing fit and doing a shoulder shimmy. ‘ SNL ’ is reaping all the benefits.
Let's do that over, he's coughing in the middle of my answer, if you're going to cough, please leave the room. You just can't, you just can't cough. Boy, oh boy.
Let's face it, nobody wants a waiter who feels like they have to come to work when they're coughing or contagious, that's not good for anybody.
She was coughing, and she looked sick, but just like normal sick, i didn't look at her and imagine that she's near death.
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