vomit
verb (used without object)
to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
had been vomiting
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past perfect progressiveof vomit.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Mia Glynn, from Biddulph, Staffordshire, had been vomiting and complaining of a sore throat and bad headache for three days.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Ward-Vela’s aunt, Kimberly Ward, said Fortman told her he lost control of the truck because he had diarrhea and had been vomiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
He had been vomiting and excreting blood, but was given medication and sent home.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2020
She had been vomiting, she said, and her spine hurt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2019
I had been vomiting for more than forty-eight hours every drop that I drank.
From Fifteen Years in Hell by Luther Benson
