wet cough

noun

Coughing with expectoration of sputum.

Similar
chesty coughloose cough
Opposite

Meanings

nounwet cough (plural wet coughs)

plural wet coughs

  1. Coughing with expectoration of sputum.

    Synonyms: chesty cough, loose cough · Antonyms: dry cough

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCoughing with expectoration of sputum.

Similar
chesty coughloose cough
Opposite

Translations

Finnish limainen yskä
  • limainen yskäcoughing with expectoration
French toux grasse
  • toux grassecoughing with expectoration
Indonesian batuk berdahak
  • batuk berdahakcoughing with expectoration
Polish mokry kaszel
  • mokry kaszelcoughing with expectoration
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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