To push air sharply from the lungs through the throat and mouth

• To expel mucus or an irritant by coughing, often said with up
• To make a cough-like sound

To reluctantly give or hand over money or something demanded

• To divulge information; to confess

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs

• A spell of repeated coughing or an illness causing it
• A sound resembling a cough

Used to represent the sound of a cough, often to draw attention or imply blame