clear the throat

Other forms: clearing the throat; cleared the throat

Definitions of clear the throat
  1. verb
    clear mucus or food from one's throat
    synonyms: hawk
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    type of:
    cough
    exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
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