How to pronounce coughed

Listen to coughed in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“coughed” in real sentences

50 clips in the index · 11 American · 4 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. So surprising that I coughed!

    Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here

  2. coughed a little for effect, and I said,

    The Moth · hear it here

  3. I did not hear the answer because somebody coughed.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. She gave what might have been a laugh, then coughed.

    Penguin Books UK · hear it here

Why real speech

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