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
His once sonorous voice, capable of issuing booming blasts of indignation, has grown somewhat quieter and more phlegmy.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
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
I was playing in a large high school auditorium that echoed with phlegmy coughs and the squeaky rubber knobs of chair legs sliding across freshly waxed wooden floors.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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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