phlegm
/flɛm/
noun
- Thick mucus produced in the nose and throat, especially when you are sick.
- He coughed up a lot of phlegm during his cold.
- Drinking warm tea can help loosen phlegm in your chest.
- The doctor asked if the phlegm was clear or yellow.
- A calm, unemotional way of behaving; lack of excitement or worry.
- His phlegm under pressure impressed the whole team.
- The teacher's phlegm kept the nervous students calm.
- She faced the crisis with remarkable phlegm.
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