The noun cough has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cough, coughing -- (sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis)
2. cough, coughing -- (the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise)
Overview of verb cough
The verb cough has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) cough -- (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day")