cough _noun

1-) a medical condition 

VERBS

have (got)
・I’ve had a cough for weeks now.

get, develop 
・A lot of people get coughs at this time of year.

relieve, soothe, treat
・This medicine will help to relieve your cough.

ADJECTIVES 

bad, nasty, terrible 
・She had a bad cough and a sore throat.

slight 
・He has a slight cough but I don’t think he’s really ill.

hacking 
・The man next to me had a hacking cough.

smoker’s 
・He’s a heavy smoker and has the typical smoker’s cough.

tickly 
・I had a tickly cough, a runny nose, and a high temperature.

violent
・The symptoms include a violent cough.

persistent 
・A persistent cough can be very tiring.

chesty 
・You need a medicine that is suitable for a chesty cough.

dry 
・A dry cough often causes a sore throat.

loose 
・She has a rather loose cough in the mornings.

NOUNS

medicine, syrup, mixture 
・You should take some cough medicine. 

drop, sweet 
・He was sucking on a cough sweet.

2-) the action of coughing

ADJECTIVES 

loud
・There was a loud cough from someone in the audience.

quiet, little 
・His friend gave a little cough, to attract his attention.

VERBS

give 
・Stuart gave an embarrassed cough.

cough _verb 

ADVERBS 

politely, discreetly 
・She coughed politely to get their attention.

nervously
・He coughed nervously and changed the subject.

apologetically
・The inspector coughed apologetically, uncertain what to say next.

loudly
・He walked into the doctor’s room, coughing loudly.

violently 
・One of the injured soldiers was coughing violently.

VERBS

make 
・The dust in the air made him cough.

PHRASES

be coughing and sneezing
・I think I’m getting a cold – I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day.

be coughing and spluttering
・She woke up coughing and spluttering.

a coughing fit 
・He had a terrible coughing fit.

cough (up) blood/food 
・If she coughs up any blood, call an ambulance.