Overview of noun coughing

The noun coughing has 1 sense

• cough, coughing -- (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)

Overview of verb cough

The verb cough has 1 sense

• cough -- (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day")