Clues for the word "COUGH"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 34 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on September 09, 2024.
Definition of cough
- v. i. - To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.
- v. t. - To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.
- v. t. - To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.
- v. i. - A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.
- v. i. - The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.
Referring Clues
- Engine sound
- Kind of drop
- Cold symptom
- Smoker's ailment
- Drop target
- Clear one's throat, in a way
- It may accompany "Ahem!"
- Discrete attention-getter
- Give a subtle signal, perhaps
- Lozenge target
- Doctor's request
- Sort of syrup
- Hacker's problem
- Discreet attention-getter
- Discreet attention getter
- Sound from a hacker?
- Flu symptom
- Up (hands over)
- Do as the doctor says
- Audience annoyance
- Singer's nemesis
- Must you pay to do this up?
- Has it a mixture of remedies?
- Hacking affliction
- Flu sufferer's sound
- A sound sort of mixture
- If you want to pay, up with it!
- Must you pay to do this up?
- Disruptive audience sound
- Has it a mixture of remedies?
- Attention-getting sound
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 09, 2024
- New York Times - August 07, 2024
- LA Times - April 02, 2024
- Daily Celebrity - January 28, 2018
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 01, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - February 18, 2017
- Universal - October 27, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 15, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 25, 2015
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 04, 2015
- Washington Post - August 26, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 20, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 20, 2013
- Universal - September 24, 2013
- Wall Street Journal - July 19, 2013
- Universal - July 01, 2013
- Universal - September 27, 2012
- Onion A.V. Club - March 14, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 09, 2012
- Rock n Roll Crossword - February 05, 2012
- Washington Post - December 06, 2011
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 24, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 28, 2010
- USA Today - December 31, 2009
- Washington Post - February 03, 2009
- LA Times - September 05, 2008
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 08, 2008
- USA Today - August 30, 2007
- Netword - December 27, 2005
- Guardian Quick - February 06, 2005
- And in 4 more crossword puzzles...