retch
to make efforts to vomit.
to vomit.
the act or an instance of retching.
Origin of retch
1Words that may be confused with retch
- retch , wretch
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How to use retch in a sentence
We moved him to my room; I sat with him as he retched and groaned in pain.
It was so horrible that a guard in the video, holding Danny down, retched and was thrown out of the room.
Perry Has a Point About the Marines Video vs. the Daniel Pearl Video | Asra Q. Nomani | January 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI jes retched ober de table an' got de pale of water an' I put out dat fire fore Ned skovered whay hit war.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonI retched very violently: I was half an hour alone, and wondered they did not come to my assistance.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamSo she lay, dry-eyed, her whole body clenched, retched with sobs that would not come up.
To Him That Hath | Leroy Scott
He held it in his two hands and squeezed its little body until the poor creature gasped and retched.
The One-Way Trail | Ridgwell CullumIn forty-five seconds he fell upon the side, got up, retched, and fell again.
An Essay on the Influence of Tobacco upon Life and Health | R. D. Mussey
British Dictionary definitions for retch
/ (rɛtʃ, riːtʃ) /
(intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
to vomit
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Origin of retch
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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