Snough
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /snɒf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snough is a noun meaning (informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough.
Meaning
(informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough.
Example Sentences
I inhaled sharply, and got coffee instead of air, which my body expelled with a painful snough (sneeze-cough). Worse, I spilled coffee down the front of my — er, his — snowy-white shirt.
GT Ninety-Nine seemed rather engrossed in his entertainment, and was blissfully unaware of the animal's presence until Fatticus announced himself with a 'snough', his curious combination of a sneeze and a cough.
"Of a sneeze?" Callie asked, her grinning face appearing in the doorway. "You almost died of a sneeze?" "It was a cough too," Gary explained. "A 'snough' Terrible thing," he muttered, shaking his head and attempting a dignified exit […]
Word Forms
- snoughs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sneeze, sneezle, snart, neesing, sneezing, snuffling.
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