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clear one's throat

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.

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C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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clear out clear someone's name clear the air clear the decks clear the ground clear the market

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