How to Pronounce Coughing

To pronounce "coughing", say COUGH-ing — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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2

Syllables

8

Letters

COUGH-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “coughing”

"coughing" has 2 syllables: cough-ing. It rhymes with doffing and scoffing, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: coffing — easy to mix up when writing.

What does coughing mean?

verb

  1. To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

    “I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.”

  2. (sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.

    “Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.”

noun

  1. A cough; the act of coughing.

Words that rhyme with coughing

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

doffingscoffingquaffingtroughingcoffing

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Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "coughing"?▾

"Coughing" has 2 syllables: cough · ing.

What does "coughing" mean?▾

Coughing: To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

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