Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clear_the_throat

1 sense of clear the throat

Sense 1
clear the throat, hawk -- (clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak")
       => cough -- (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day")