Antonyms for retching

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

Synonyms for retching

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