coughing fit
Uncontrollable throat spasm
A coughing fit is an uncontrollable bout of repeated coughing, often violent or prolonged.
The fit may be triggered by illness, irritation, or inhaling something wrong: She had a coughing fit after swallowing water the wrong way.
The word fit here means a sudden spell or episode rather than physical condition.
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- wheezeWhistling labored breath
- splutterSpeak confusedly, in bursts
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
tickle · tickle in throat · sore throat · phlegm · bronchitis · asthma · spasm · throat · chest · mucus · clearing throat · cold · flu · suffocating · caught a cold · raspy · breathless · paroxysm
- coughshack, hacking, tussis, croup, pertussis
- flare-upsflare-up, exacerbation, relapse, outbreak, episode
- eating mishapschoking, spilling, dripping, burning mouth, biting tongue
- social blundersgaffe, faux pas, misstep, blooper, flub
- stage mishapsmissed cue, line flub, tripping, stumble, trip
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased
coughing fitdeep breath
Thorough filling of lungs
normal breathing · steady breathing · breath control · respiratory health · open airways
coughing fitstillness
Complete lack of motion
composure · physical control · steady state · relaxed state · restfulness
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