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expulsion vs coughing up

coughing up vs expulsion

expulsion and coughing up both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expulsion Yes No No No
coughing up Yes No No No
As nouns, coughing up is a hyponym of expulsion; that is, coughing up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expulsion:
  • expulsion: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
  • coughing up: the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
expulsion (noun) coughing up (noun)
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
the act of forcing out someone or something
squeezing out by applying pressure
Difference between expulsion and coughing up

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