Meanings
verbcough down (third-person singular simple present coughs down, present participle coughing down, simple past and past participle coughed down)
present singular third person coughs down · participle present coughing down · participle past coughed down · past coughed down
- transitiveTo drown out (a person attempting to speak) by coughing deliberately.
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APA
cough down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cough%20down
MLA
“cough down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cough%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cough down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cough%20down.
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