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clear one's throat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
clear one's throat
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.

Inflected Forms

clears one's throat (present, singular) clearing one's throat (participle, present) cleared one's throat (participle, past) cleared one's throat (past)

Phrases

frog in one's throat hem and haw

Frequently Paired Words

frog in one's throat ahem hem and haw loogie phlegm sputum

Questions

What does clear one's throat mean?
To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.

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