köh — meaning in English

English meaning

• ahem intj A sound made to clear the throat, often to get someone's attention or hint at something without saying it directly.
• cough verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.

Senses

köh is used for these senses in English:

• ahem Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing.
• cough Used to represent the sound of a cough (noun sense 1), especially when focusing attention on a following utterance, often an attribution of blame or a euphemism: ahem.

cough — full definition

1. verb To force air out of the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to clear the throat or airway.
2. verb Informal, often "cough up": to hand over money or information reluctantly.
3. noun The act or sound of coughing, or a condition that causes repeated coughing.

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