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cough out vs spue

spue vs cough out

cough out and spue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cough out No No Yes No
spue No No Yes No
As verbs, spue is a hyponym of cough out; that is, spue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cough out:
  • cough out: discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
  • spue: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Other hyponyms of cough out include cough, ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spit out, splutter, sputter.
cough out (verb) spue (verb)
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
Difference between cough out and spue

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