hacking cough

noun

: a loud, dry cough

The patient has a hacking cough.

Examples of hacking cough in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cough often then progresses to a severe hacking cough that is characterized by violent coughing fits. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2025

The only sounds were the trill of someone’s cellphone alert and the dry, hacking cough coming from one of her sisters in the corner. — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. — Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025

Modigliani’s death, then, is still a couple of years away, but a constant, hacking cough spells out his doom in the manner of classic melodrama. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024

Symptoms often appear similar to those of the common cold at first but develop into a prolonged, hacking cough, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024

Rhymes for hacking cough

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