whooping cough
nounHow many syllables in whooping cough?
There are 3 syllables in the word whooping cough.How to pronounce whooping cough:
Definition of whooping cough:
- whooping cough (noun):
- an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath
Synonyms for whooping cough:
pertussis
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