…(Pay | Compensate | Render) In a dream, coughing means complaining about something or reporting someone to the authorities. If one’s cough is severe to near suffocation, then it means his death. Coughing in a dream is also interpreted as intending to report or complain about someone, but one may call off his drive….
Dream dictionary: Coughing dream meanings
When you are dreaming of yourself being sick with coughing, then it could mean that your overall health is bad. To dream that other people cough strongly, suggests that you are living in an unpleasant social situation from which you want to get away. Overall, coughing in dreams is usually a sign of uncertainty and anguish for an unappealing future. There could be various signals that indicate upcoming threats that could take you by surprise.
If you were coughing in a dream, then such dream represents the things you are afraid in your future. Maybe the dream suggests you to make some space between yourself and those around you. The dream could also indicate the bad alternatives you have made.
The cough in dreams signifies the actual problems with your health, maybe lungs. Beware of that and check it out.
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