Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hacking cough

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: hack-ing -cough
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

Example Sentences

"A hacking cough is most commonly observed in chronic catarrh of the upper air-passages, in pharyngitis and laryngitis, and especially in beginning pulmonary tuberculosis; hence its importance."

Inflected Forms

hacking coughs (plural)

Questions

What does hacking cough mean?: A small and frequent cough, usually short and dry; a broken cough with a rough and loud sound; a hacking cough.

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