hostning

hosta +‎ -ning

hostning c

1. cough

   hörsalen var tyst så när som på ett par hostningar

   the auditorium was silent with the exception of a couple of coughs

2. coughing

   ett symptom på sjukdomen är hostning

   a symptom of the disease is coughing

For "cough" in the sense of a disease or condition, use the noun hosta instead.

• “hostning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hostning”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hostning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)