Coughing has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
"The doctor asked me to stop coughing so she could listen clearly to my chest for signs of pneumonia."
2
A cough; the act of coughing.
"The entire office filled with a hacking sound as everyone started coughing from the bad air quality."
Verb
1
present participle of cough
"The entire office was filled with the sound of people coughing after the flu outbreak started spreading through the building."
Broader Terms (hypernyms)