Word Finder - coughing

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To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

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I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.

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(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.

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Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.

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To make a noise like a cough.

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The engine coughed and sputtered.

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A cough; the act of coughing.

It's been almost a week and she hasn't been coughing today.

Alex sank to his knees, coughing.

Lisa rolled over, coughing and gagging, unable to get enough breath at a time to fill her lungs.

Her throat was sore and she was sneezing and coughing.

She was smoking, and coughing with each puff.

He bent over, coughing.

As might be expected from these considerations, the bubonic type is very little infectious, while pneumonic cases are highly so, the patients no doubt charging the surrounding atmosphere by coughing.

A while ago she woke up coughing and crying, and her fever was up.

The general had a fit of coughing as a result of shouting and of the powder smoke and stopped in despair.

To rid herself of the problem, your cat must spend considerable time and effort coughing up the wad until it is expelled.

Less than an hour after the phone call, Destiny woke up in a fit of coughing.

Destiny stiffened with a fit of coughing and then drug a deep rattling breath.

Carmen thought Destiny was getting better because she was no longer coughing.

I found that using amyl acetate made me sensitive to it, so that I always have a coughing fit when eating pear drops.

Chronic coughing is a common presentation due to the large left atrium pressing on the airways.

They then took capsaicin to find out how much they needed before they started coughing.

A productive, or chesty cough makes you feel like you want to bring up mucus or phlegm by coughing.

He said a fellow detainee taken to " Secure " had been coughing up blood, and alleges he was denied his medication.

From the open door there reeked a horrible poisonous exhalation which set us gasping and coughing.

Symptoms could include eye, nose and throat irritation, sneezing, coughing, hives or asthma attack.

No leakage or a reduction in urine leakage would occur on coughing, laughing or sneezing.

It irritates the mucous membrane of the respiratory system, causing coughing, choking and impaired lung function and exacerbating asthma symptoms.

Symptoms progressively restrict a person's ability to breathe and include persistent coughing, wheezing, excessive production of phlegm and ongoing shortness of breath.

Cough medicines may help either to control coughing or loosen the phlegm.

Chest pains, or coughing up blood or blood-stained sputum.

The level of capsaicin needed to cause coughing was about one third higher in the volunteers who had been given theobromine compared with placebo.

Common vocal tics include coughing, grunting or clearing the throat.

Cough as quietly as possible To stop a coughing fit swallow saliva and keep swallowing until you inhibit the cough.

Symptoms of the common cold include muscle aches, congestion, coughing, et al.

Is this coughing cat trying to rid himself of a hairball?

Let me address Checker's coughing first.

The coughing could also be a sign of a feline heartworm infection.

Although it has long been a misconception that people are allergic to cat fur, this isn't really the cause behind all of that coughing and sneezing.

Symptoms of lungworms include coughing and shortness of breath.

It can be taken during colds to help relieve coughing and it can also be used to calm down ulcers.

Coughing - This happens because mucus is breaking up in your lungs as your body purges built-up toxins.

Difficulty sleeping - This typically happens during early nicotine withdrawal since your sleep may be interrupted by coughing.

Keep exercise to moderate levels to avoid triggering a coughing spasm.

Characterized by coughing, nasal and eye discharge, fever, listlessness and appetite loss, the illness is not life-threatening by itself but can lead to potentially fatal secondary infections.

Lately he has been coughing a lot at night, and I've noticed he has huge lumps in his groin area.

However, I was just at an outside family barbecue where my dogs were running around, and although my niece had no physical contact with them, she complained of runny nose and coughing within 15 minutes of my arrival.

Hello,My ten-year-old Terrier/Spaniel is hyperventilating and she keeps coughing.

Add that to the coughing, and it seems that she may have some sort of infection or fluid building up in her lungs.

Once the dog begins coughing, he may do so for up to three weeks.

This may be true, but if it isn't, you may incur vet bills, sleepless nights listening to relentless coughing, and a myriad of other aggravations.

Do not keep your dog near coughing dogs.

The dog may have coughing spasms as though trying to clear his lungs, but these coughs are usually not productive.

Other symptoms include coughing, fainting, pale gums and weakened immune system.

Occasionally, food may get into the back of throat where the uvula used to be and cause discomfort and coughing spells, but this can be prevented if doctors use a variation of the classic UPPP called the revised UPPP.

Gasping spells, tossing and turning, choking spells, and coughing could all be attributed to sleep apnea.