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
Iunius	-	Ancient Roman
Wetzel	-	German
Dieuwke	DOO-kə	Frisian
Mchugh	[mək'hju:]
Reyes	-	Spanish
Aristides	ah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese