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.
See also: clear, throat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xaver-German
Junkojoon-koJapanese
PrycePRIESWelsh
EmblaEM-blah (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Head[hed]
Oscar['ɔskə]