throat-clearing russian

• пока́шливание

  a little cough, throat-clearing, a slight cough

• пока́шливающий

  lightly coughing, clearing one's throat

• пока́шливавший

  coughing (a little), clearing one's throat

• хмы́кающий

  grunting, snorting, clearing one's throat, harrumphing

• покря́хтывавший

  grunting, groaning, clearing one's throat (with a grunt)

• отка́шливавшийся

  who was coughing (up), who was clearing their throat, having coughed (up)

• откашливавший

  coughing up, clearing one's throat

• перха́ющий

  hacking, coughing, clearing one's throat

• перха́вший

  hawking, throat-clearing

Examples

• Мэри прочища́ет го́рло.

  Mary is clearing her throat.

• Прокашлявшись, певец продолжил выступление.

  After clearing his throat, the singer continued the performance.

• Его покашливание выдавало сильное волнение.

  His throat-clearing betrayed how nervous he was.

• Дед сидел на крыльце и откашливал.

  Grandpa sat on the porch, clearing his throat.

• Он сидел рядом, перхавший и хрипло дышавший.

  He sat beside me, clearing his throat and breathing hoarsely.

• Перхавший старик долго не мог начать разговор.

  The old man who kept clearing his throat couldn't start the conversation for a long time.

• Мужчина, перхавший от простуды, извинился и вышел.

  The man, who was clearing his throat because of a cold, apologized and left.