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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : rech
Phonetic Transcription : rɛtʃ



Definition of retching

Origin :
  • 1540s, originally "to clear the throat, to cough up phlegm," from Old English hræcan "to cough up, spit" (related to hraca "phlegm"), from Proto-Germanic *khrækijanan (cf. Old High German rahhison "to clear one's throat"), of imitative origin (cf. Lithuanian kregeti "to grunt"). Meaning "to make efforts to vomit" is from 1850; sense of "to vomit" is first attested 1888. Related: Retched; retching.
  • As in nausea : noun sickness in stomach; revulsion
  • As in puke : verb vomit
  • As in regurgitate : verb vomit
  • As in throw up : verb regurgitate
  • As in vomit : verb disgorge
  • As in disgorge : verb vomit
  • As in gag : verb vomit, choke
  • As in heave : verb discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth
Example sentences :
  • Retching, he had dirtied the glossy green scales of his chest.
  • Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
  • Her voice was almost unrecognizable, broken in retching agony.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • I leaned against the railing of stone, sick as a dog and retching.
  • Extract from : « Valley of the Croen » by Lee Tarbell
  • The most common methods of finishing are retching and burnishing.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • He dropped Jason and fell to the floor, retching and gasping.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • He collapsed, retching, and only after the first spasms had passed was he able to crawl to the grotto.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
  • Its use will also prevent that dreadful straining and retching which makes emetics so much dreaded by the nervous and delicate.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • Fighting back a retching, Ann muttered, "Paul, when can we get out of here?"
  • Extract from : « West Of The Sun » by Edgar Pangborn
  • He was crying and retching, a pitiable and horrible sight to look upon.
  • Extract from : « The Homicidal Diary » by Earl Peirce
  • "Very ill with retching and divers pains," continued Thomas.
  • Extract from : « The Passionate Elopement » by Compton Mackenzie

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