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Quiet Cough Crossword Clue

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noun

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

37%5 Sound heard in a quiet room
noun

• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

verb

• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

37%4 Air that makes you go [cough, cough]
noun

• air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

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