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げほげほ

geho-geho

Coughing hard and struggling

A rough, unproductive cough that racks the body. Harder and more distressing than a simple cough—struggling to clear the throat.

💡Used for chocking on food, a bad cold with heavy coughing, or smoke inhalation causing coughing fits.

Example

煙を吸い込んでげほげほとせき込んだ。

I inhaled smoke and broke into a fit of hard coughing.

Quiz yourself

She was ___ coughing after the strong pepper hit her throat.

強いコショウが喉に刺さって○○とせき込んだ。

coughinghardstrugglingroughfit
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