coughed
Cleared one's throat
Coughed is the past tense and past participle of cough, describing the involuntary or deliberate expulsion of air from the lungs with a sharp sound.
Beyond the physical act, coughed extends to engines or machines that sputter or make similar sounds: The old car coughed and died at the intersection.
If you coughed up something, you reluctantly produced it, usually money or information: He finally coughed up the fifty bucks he owed me.
Inflamed airway disease
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- coldLow temperature state
flu · pertussis · asthma · laryngitis · pharyngitis · sinusitis · respiratory · fever
Airborne combustion byproduct
- dustFine settled particles
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
pollution · perfume · chemicals · smog · particulates · inhaled · choked · sputtered
Protective bodily secretion
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
- expectorateExpel matter from airways
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- productiveGenerating useful output
chesty · rattling · congestion · bark · rasp · hoarse · splutter · bronchial
Focused mental awareness
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- warningAlert about danger
- hintIndirect suggestion
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
pointed · polite · discreet · sotto voce · ahem · clearing throat · conspicuous · meaningful
To distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
virus · bacteria · pathogen · droplets · airborne · quarantine · isolation · covering mouth
bronchitis
Inflamed airway disease
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
cold · flu · pertussis · asthma · laryngitis · pharyngitis · sinusitis · respiratory · fever · phlegm
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
allergens · pollution · perfume · chemicals · smog · particulates · inhaled · choked · sputtered · hacking
mucus
Protective bodily secretion
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
- expectorateExpel matter from airways
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
productive · chesty · rattling · congestion · bark · rasp · hoarse · splutter · bronchial · loose
attention
Focused mental awareness
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- warningAlert about danger
- hintIndirect suggestion
deliberate · pointed · polite · discreet · sotto voce · ahem · clearing throat · conspicuous · meaningful
spread
To distribute widely
- transmissionSending of information
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contagiousTransmissible between people
germs · virus · bacteria · pathogen · droplets · airborne · quarantine · isolation · covering mouth · elbow
- cough dropsMedicated throat soothers
- cough upPay reluctantly
- cough syrupMedicated liquid for hacking
- coughed upYielded reluctantly when pressed
- cough medicineRemedy for chest complaints
- coughing upExpelling by throat spasms