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▪ I. coughing, vbl. n.|ˈkɒfɪŋ, -ɔː-|
[f. cough v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the verb cough.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vi. i. (1495) 187 The olde man is..greuyd wyth coughynge and spyttynge. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 164 Greet akynge in his side & grevous cowȝyngs. 1588Shakes. L.L.L. v. ii. 932 When..coffing drownes the Parsons saw. 1677Gilpin Dæmonol. (1867) 121 Disturbances, by coughings, hemmings, tramplings. 1855Bain Senses & Int. i. ii. §18 Movements..belonging to the automatic or reflex class. Coughing is one of those.
transf.1881Daily News 24 Feb. 5/4 The disagreeable sound, or ‘coughing’ as it is technically called, of the engine.
attrib.1607T. Walkington Opt. Glass 122 The coughing motion. 1679Sir T. Browne Wks. (1848) III. 462 There are very great numbers of quartans; 'tis also a coughing time. 1753N. Torriano Gangr. Sore Throat 94 At every Coughing-bout.
▪ II. ˈcoughing, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That coughs.
1707E. Ward Hud. Rediv. (1715) ii. ii, Old coughing Fools, and crazy Nurses. |