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Meanings of clear the throat in English

Portuguese
pigarrear
Catalan
netejar la gola

Clear mucus or food from one's throat.

pigarrear
Synonyms
Examples for "hawk"
Examples for "hawk"
1
This was not the common hawk's-day fair that came once a week.
Chaosbound
2
Once the hawk, by chance, flew in the face of the coyote.
History of California
3
At another time he talks of 'hawk' regularly descending over the gorge.
Full Circle
4
He had half the crow and hawk nests in the swamp located.
Freckles
5
The great hawk smiled proudly and the sparrow was allowed to escape.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
Usage of clear the throat in English
1
Sometimes tears clear the throat and heart of sobs that choke.
A Hero and Some Other Folks
2
It is time to put down the pen; time to clear the throat.
The dream of perpetual motion
3
It can be beneficial, and not just to clear the throat.
The Irish Times
4
A chronically running nose, accompanied by frequent nose-bleeds and a cough to clear the throat.
Civics and Health
5
An early 19th century medical opinion claimed that snoring was necessary to clear the throat of mucus.
The Irish Times
6
In a day or two there is a mucous secretion, making the patient inclined to clear the throat by hawking or coughing.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
7
He coughed-itwas a convenient thing to cough-itcleared the throat and helped utterance.
The Secret Power
8
Our pursuers are clearing the throats of their hideous machines.
The half-made world
9
Clearing the throat, an assessing nip in the gaze.
The Girls
10
Coughing, sneezing, clearing the throat, etc., if done at all, must be done as quickly as possible.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
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Translations for clear the throat
Portuguese
pigarrear