colloquial description of a situation that is extremely serious or difficult to endure; unbearable; terrible; awful

to cause a sharp or stinging sensation in the nose due to a pungent smell

(dialect) to cough or choke; to cough because something is stuck in the throat

to choke on food or drink; to swallow something the wrong way and cough

(dialect) to discuss; to talk over

to speak out against someone or something; to verbally challenge or provoke