vomit
Americanverb (used without object)
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vomits,
present (3rd person singular)
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vomited,
past participle, past
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vomiting
present participle
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to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
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to belch or spew with force or violence.
verb (used with object)
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vomits,
present (3rd person singular)
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vomited,
past participle, past
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vomiting
present participle
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to eject from the stomach through the mouth; spew.
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to cast out or eject as if in vomiting; send out forcefully or violently.
The volcano vomited flames and molten rock.
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to cause (a person) to vomit.
noun
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vomits
plural
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the act of vomiting.
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the matter ejected in vomiting.
verb
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to eject (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth as the result of involuntary muscular spasms of the stomach and oesophagus
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to eject or be ejected forcefully; spew forth
noun
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the matter ejected in vomiting
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the act of vomiting
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a drug or agent that induces vomiting; emetic
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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vomitsimple
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vomitssimple
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have vomitedperfect
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has vomitedperfect
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am vomitingprogressive
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are vomitingprogressive
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is vomitingprogressive
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have been vomitingperfect progressive
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has been vomitingperfect progressive
Past
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vomitedsimple
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had vomitedperfect
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was vomitingprogressive
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were vomitingprogressive
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had been vomitingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of vomit
1375–1425; late Middle English vomiten < Latin vomitāre, frequentative of vomere to discharge, vomit; akin to Greek emeîn ( see emetic)
Example Sentences
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Contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit causes the virus to spread.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Croteau looked around to see people holding their pale faces in their hands, fighting the urge to vomit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, diarrhea, and sperm.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
I retch and vomit like I'm a tap that can't turn off.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
Her trolley is in a line of five banked up outside cubicles, while the patient on a bed in front vomits into a sick bowl.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Alabama prison officials said this week that they do not plan to allow him to have any food after 10 a.m. on Thursday in an effort to lower the likelihood that he vomits.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
There’s the leading lady who projectile vomits a tuna sandwich on location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Jesse Armstrong introduces the character by stuffing him inside a Doderick suit, the Waystar answer to Disney's Goofy, and having small children overwhelm him to the point that he vomits out of the costume's eyes.
From Salon ● May 15, 2023
When he stands on the platform, he leans and vomits over the side.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
In the other trial, 10% of patients on the high dose and 38% on the placebo vomited.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Along with other passengers, Harris complained of trouble breathing before he vomited into a plastic bag at his seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Before she even left for home, Ted vomited and had diarrhea on the grass outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
With ashen faces, some of the younger, prettier girls reach into the bags we have vomited into and scoop out handfuls of it to smear on their hair and clothes.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
For example, Denmark, which Kennedy has held up as a model, doesn’t pay for the rotavirus vaccine, “which prevents a virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and severe dehydration,” Offit says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The bacteria can be found in sewage and other waste and can lead to sickness, stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Unexplained weight loss, persistent tiredness, weakness, reduced appetite, nausea, or vomiting may indicate an underlying medical problem and warrant a conversation with a health care provider.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that can cause vomiting and diarrhea, but it typically comes on within 12 to 48 hours of exposure and lasts one to three days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With a crowd gathering and the president vomiting, Dr. Smith Townshend called for help in carrying Garfield to a more private area.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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