noun🔗ShareTouxA sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary."Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."Derrière moi, j'ai entendu une toux sèche et distincte.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTouxA condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough."The cough kept waking him up at night, disrupting his sleep. "La toux le réveillait sans cesse la nuit, perturbant son sommeil.medicineconditiondiseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTouxUsed to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame"He was – cough – indisposed."Il était – toux – indisposé.communicationlanguagesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTousserTo push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion."I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."J'ai respiré une bouffée de fumée par erreur et j'ai commencé à tousser.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTousser(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing."Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."Parfois, elle toussait du sang.medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTousserTo make a noise like a cough."The engine coughed and sputtered."Le moteur toussa et bafouilla.medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
