coughed down

A form of cough down — To drown out (a person attempting to speak) by coughing deliberately.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cough down
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APA

coughed down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coughed%20down

MLA

“coughed down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coughed%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coughed down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coughed%20down.

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