coughing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: coughing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for coughing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coughing n 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 Synonym(s): cough, coughing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cough \Cough\ (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coughed} (k?ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coughing}.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. k[?]chen to breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part of which is prob. akin to cough; cf. also E. choke.] To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.