phlegmy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of phlegmy
Example Sentences
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You’ll also hear a larger, darker woofling from the tailpipes, and phlegmy, spattering cough as the rpm fall off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Sometimes plain and phlegmy, sometimes blood red from chewing tobacco-laced betel nut or paan, it decorates simple walls and mighty edifices alike.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2021
The surgeon on the New York flight later developed a high fever and phlegmy cough and was rushed to a local hospital the next morning.
From Fox News ● Jun. 15, 2020
The day after the flight, he was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a high fever and phlegmy cough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2020
Suddenly he coughed, the cough of a phlegmy old man—and got to his feet.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
A lot of actors that I’ve talked to feel like dairy makes them feel phlegmier.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2013
It had the power to soothe the roughest of sore throats and quiet the phlegmiest of coughs.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
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