clear throat

clear your throat

to give a small cough She cleared her throat before she began to speak. I wanted to say something, so I cleared my throat to get everyone's attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tengiz	-	Georgian
Sean	[ʃɔ:n]
Wigstan	-	Anglo-Saxon
Nilofer	-	Indian (Muslim)
Juliana	yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)	Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Owena	-	Welsh