coughing
noun/ˈkɒfɪŋ/
/ˈkɔːfɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the action or sound of coughing (= forcing air through the throat suddenly and noisily because of illness, etc.)
- Another fit of coughing seized him.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCoughing is used before these nouns:- fit
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