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
Tom says he will cough up and buy the things Jack needs to start, if the little money Jack's father left him ain't enough.
From Living Up to Billy by Elizabeth Cooper
