hacking cough

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

a severe, dry, and painful cough

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  • His deep, hacking cough echoed through the quiet house.
  • The sick child's persistent hacking cough echoed through the quiet house.
  • I've been suffering from a persistent hacking cough for over a week.
  • He developed a nasty hacking cough after spending the weekend in the cold.
  • The doctor prescribed syrup to soothe his painful hacking cough.
  • I've had this irritating hacking cough for over a week now.
  • Exposure to the cold air triggered a severe hacking cough.
  • The patient presented with a fever and a dry, hacking cough.
  • Her constant hacking cough is starting to worry the whole family.
  • His hacking cough was so severe that it made his chest ache.
  • It's impossible to sleep with that loud hacking cough from the next room.
  • The smoke from the wildfire gave everyone a terrible hacking cough.
  • A dry, hacking cough is one of the tell-tale symptoms of bronchitis.
  • The old man's story was interrupted by a sudden hacking cough.
  • If your condition worsens into a hacking cough, you should see a specialist.
  • Your doctor might prescribe something to soothe that hacking cough.
  • The old man was kept awake all night by a relentless hacking cough.
  • She's been battling a hacking cough and can't seem to shake it off.
  • She tried to suppress a hacking cough during the quiet concert.
  • A persistent hacking cough should always be checked by a doctor.