English
Verb
clear one's throat (third-person singular simple present clears one's throat , present participle clearing one's throat , simple past and past participle cleared one's throat )
Forcibly, sometimes mutedly , expelling air from one's lungs , sometimes to clear mucus , sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing .
Translations
forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs
Chinese:
Mandarin: 清嗓子 ( qīng sǎngzi ) , 清嗓子 ( qīngsǎngzi )
Danish: rømme
Finnish: rykiä (fi) , kakoa (fi) , kakistella (fi)
French: se racler la gorge
German: sich räuspern (de)
Hungarian: köszörüli a torkát (hu) , megköszörüli a torkát
Icelandic: ræskja sig
Italian: raschiare (it)
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Latin: screō , cōnscreor
Maori: wharo , whawharo , wharowharo
Norman: râqu'ter
Norwegian: kremte , rømme (no)
Plautdietsch: kjrechen
Spanish: carraspear (es) , aclararse la voz , destoserse (es)
Swedish: harkla (sv)