clear the throat clear the air • clear-thinking · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · clear the throat · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) clear mucus or food from one's throat. Synonyms: clear the throat, hawk. Example: "He cleared his throat before he started to speak." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · hawk · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074