clear one's throat
Verb

clear one's throat

  1. Forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expelling air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing.
Translations
  • French: se racler la gorge
  • German: räuspern
  • Italian: raschiare
  • Spanish: carraspear, aclararse la voz, destoserse



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