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

cough mixture
cough mixtures
cough out
cough reflex
cough suppressant
cough syrup
cough syrups
cough up
coughdrop
coughdrops
coughed
coughed up
cougher
coughers
coughing
coughing up (current term)
coughingly
coughings
coughs
coughs up
coughy
couguar
couguars
couhage
couis
could
could've
could I see the menu, please
could be written on the back of a postage stamp
could care less

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, ..."

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