cough
verb (used without object)
to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily.
will cough
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future tenseof cough.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"I will cough up whatever I need to," says Prof Smith.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Spend enough time on YouTube and eventually the algorithm will cough up something that looks like a point-of-view shot of a nightmare — at once frustratingly mundane and compellingly inexplicable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Young will cough for the doctor at Inter today, before moving to the Serie A side for £1.5m.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2020
"My granddaughter — he sleeps with the grandbabies when they come over. He's a pet. I will cough up a loogie and he will eat it from my mouth. I'm his mother."
From Fox News ● May 9, 2019
But she will cough as she crawls up.
From Acton's Feud A Public School Story by Frederick Swainson
