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cough up

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to discharge phlegm or sputum from the lungs and out of the mouth

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Wordset Dictionary

to give reluctantly

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Variants

synonym
expectoratepony upspit up
pasttense
coughed up
presentparticiple
coughing up
thirdpersonsingular
coughs up
pastparticiple
coughed up