dry cough

noun

Coughing without expectoration of sputum.

Opposite
wet cough
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Meanings

noundry cough (plural dry coughs)

plural dry coughs

  1. Coughing without expectoration of sputum.

    Antonyms: wet cough

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCoughing without expectoration of sputum.

Opposite
wet cough

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 乾咳 /干咳
  • 乾咳 /干咳 (gon¹ kat¹)coughing without expectoration
Chinese Mandarin 乾咳 /干咳, 乾嗽 /干嗽
  • 乾咳 /干咳 (gānké)coughing without expectoration
  • 乾嗽 /干嗽 (gānsòu)coughing without expectoration
Czech suchý kašel
  • suchý kašelcoughing without expectoration
Dutch droge hoest
  • droge hoestcoughing without expectoration
Finnish kuiva yskä
  • kuiva yskäcoughing without expectoration
French toux sèche
  • toux sèchecoughing without expectoration
German Reizhusten
  • Reizhustencoughing without expectoration
Greek ξερόβηχας
  • ξερόβηχας (xeróvichas)coughing without expectoration
Hungarian száraz köhögés
  • száraz köhögéscoughing without expectoration
Italian tosse secca
  • tosse seccacoughing without expectoration
Polish kaszel suchy
  • kaszel suchycoughing without expectoration
Romanian tuse seacă
  • tuse seacăcoughing without expectoration
Spanish tos seca
  • tos secacoughing without expectoration
Swedish torrhosta, rethosta
  • torrhostacoughing without expectoration
  • rethostacoughing without expectoration
Cite this entry
APA

dry cough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cough

MLA

“dry cough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cough. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry cough,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cough.

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