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Meaning of clear one's throat | Babel Free

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.

Equivalents

العربية تنحنح
Deutsch sich räuspern
Español aclararse la voz carraspear destoserse
Suomi kakistella kakoa rykiä
Français se racler la gorge
Bahasa Indonesia mendeham
Italiano schiarirsi la gola
Nederlands zijn keel schrapen
Polski odchrząkiwać odchrząknąć
Русский прочищать горло
Svenska harkla
Tiếng Việt đằng hắng hắng giọng tằng hắng

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

clear out clear someone's name clear the air clear the decks clear the ground clear the market

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