abhusten
German, verb/ˈabˌhuːstn̩/
abhusten is a German verb meaning “to cough up, to expectorate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Husten den Schleim in der Lunge lösen und als Auswurf durch den Mund ausstoßen”.
What does abhusten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to cough up, to expectorate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch Husten den Schleim in der Lunge lösen und als Auswurf durch den Mund ausstoßen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abhusten
- hustet ab present singular third-person
- hustete ab past
- abgehustet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abhustend participle present
- abzuhusten infinitive infinitive-zu
- huste ab first-person indicative present
- husten ab first-person indicative plural
- hustest ab indicative present second-person
- husteten ab first-person indicative plural
- hustetest ab indicative preterite second-person
- hustetet ab indicative plural preterite
- huste ab! imperative singular
- hust ab! imperative singular
- hustet ab! imperative plural
- abgehustet haben active infinitive perfect
- abgehustet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- abgehustet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abhusten?
- /ˈabˌhuːstn̩/
- [ˈapˌhuːstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abhusten in German?
abhusten appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).