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Definition of Coughing up
1. Noun. The act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing.
Definition of Coughing up
1. Verb. (present participle of cough up) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coughing Up
Literary usage of Coughing up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Clinical Journal (1897)
"What chance has a poor fellow if he is coughing up blood and is taken with fear?
To another man with a livid face and fearful pallor I said, ..."