how to pronounce coughing

/ˈkɑːfɪŋ/

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coughing is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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An example use of coughing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… laughing coughing kinda trying to …”

meanings of coughing

verb:

Present participle of cough.

noun:

A cough; the act of coughing.

coughing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word coughing occurs in english on average 5.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.