hacking cough
1hacking cough — UK [ˌhækɪŋ ˈkɒf] US [ˌhækɪŋ ˈkɔf] noun [countable] [singular hacking cough plural hacking coughs] a cough that makes a loud rough sound Thesaurus: coughs and coughing …
2hacking cough — n [usually singular] a repeated painful cough with an unpleasant sound …
3hacking cough — ► NOUN ▪ a dry, frequent cough …
4hacking cough — UK [ˌhækɪŋ ˈkɒf] / US [ˌhækɪŋ ˈkɔf] noun [countable] Word forms hacking cough : singular hacking cough plural hacking coughs a cough that makes a loud rough sound …
5hacking cough — noun A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough. A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and… …
6hacking cough — hack|ing cough [ ,hækıŋ kɔf ] noun count a cough that makes a loud rough sound …
7hacking cough — a short, frequent, shallow, and feeble cough. Called also tussiculation …
8hacking cough — a dry, frequent cough. → hack …
9hacking cough — noun (usually singular) a repeated painful cough with an unpleasant sound …
10hacking cough — /hækɪŋ ˈkɒf/ (say haking kof) noun a deep, harsh, frequently repeated cough …