Coughing
To cough in a dream signifies complaint and lamentation; coughing indicates that one has contemplated complaining about someone but has not yet done so. Coughing signifies complaining about a government official to the competent authority; seeing oneself coughing excessively, with one’s throat blocked and experiencing shortness of breath in the dream, or seeing one’s breath cut off, denotes death.
To cough deliberately in a dream signifies news of a calamity; a chronic and dry cough is a sign of death; continual coughing signifies that bad news will be received; intermittent coughing indicates that the dreamer has caught cold.
What does it mean to cough in a dream: It indicates that you are driving the people around you away from yourself. To bring up phlegm while coughing in a dream indicates that you will be delivered from your troubles. To cough dryly is interpreted as there being distress within you. Seeing oneself coughing chronically indicates that your head will not be rid of trouble. It signifies that you will let slip a word from your mouth.
Seeing oneself coughing in a dream signifies that your sorrows will remain behind; a dry cough signifies that you will grieve because of news you will receive; being unable to cough despite wishing to do so signifies that you will be afflicted by a calamity; seeing oneself coughing continually is a sign of death.
Ibn Sirin: To cough in a dream signifies complaining of something or reporting someone to the authorities. If the cough is so severe that it causes choking, this indicates his death. To cough in a dream is also interpreted as intending to complain about someone, though the person may give up the matter.
Positive Meaning
It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.
Shadow Meaning
Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.
Advice
In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.