how to pronounce coughs

/ˈkɔːfs/

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coughs is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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

“… good it coughs on him please speak …”

meanings of coughs

noun:

Plural of cough.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cough.

coughs frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word coughs occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.