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COUGHING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cough; coughing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("coughing" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Holonyms ("coughing" is a part of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

Derivation:

cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb cough

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 Context examples: 

It is characterized by chills, headaches, mucopurulent nasal discharge, coughing, and facial pain.

(Infectious Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Pertussis begins like a cold, but develops into severe coughing and gasping for air.

(Pertussis, NCI Dictionary)

A buildup of phlegm may be caused by infection, irritation, or chronic lung disease, and can cause discomfort in the chest and coughing.

(Phlegm, NCI Dictionary)

The first had not taken three steps ere an arrow from Aylward's bow struck him full in the chest, and he fell coughing and spluttering across the threshold.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Acute inhalation exposure to 1,4-dichlorobenzene can result in coughing and breathing difficulties.

(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

It can cause coughing, throat irritation, worsening of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema.

(Ozone, Environmental Protection Agency)

In allergies, exposure to mold, pollen or dust may trigger sneezing, watery eyes, and coughing.

(Initiator, NCI Dictionary)

Signs and symptoms include coughing, cyanosis, repeated pulmonary infections, and failure to gain weight.

(Laryngeal Cleft, NCI Thesaurus)

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat symptoms of asthma, such as trouble breathing, tight chest, wheezing, coughing, and runny nose.

(Montelukast, NCI Dictionary)

Children with asthma may experience wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing, especially early in the morning or at night.

(Asthma in Children, NIH)