retch
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retches, 3rd person singular present; retched, past tense; retched, past participle; retching, present participle;
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retches, 3rd person singular present; retched, past tense; retched, past participle; retching, present participle;
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Make the sound and movement of vomiting
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Vomit
Noun
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A movement or sound of vomiting
Web Definitions:
- heave: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
- vomit: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
- gag: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- Retching is a process in the human body where gastric (and sometimes duodenal) contents are forced into the oesophagus, but do not enter the pharynx. Retching usually precedes vomiting, when the upper esophageal sphincter remains closed. ...
- (Retching) Vomiting when there is nothing left to come up. This is sometimes referred to as dry retching or dry vomiting.