Poignant cough Synonyms

Definitions for Poignant


  • (adjective) having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
  • (adjective) sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
  • (adjective) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

Definitions for Cough


  • (noun) a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
  • (verb) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion