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
Words Nearby retch
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How to use retch in a sentence
There’s no real reason why one person might crave bacon-flavored ice cream with pickles while the thought of that might make another retch.
The tickling went on for some time until Bumper, in spite of himself, began to gag and retch.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshKin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonAcid smoke wreathed up from the valley making Shann retch and cough.
Storm Over Warlock | Andre NortonBut at the thought of more eggs, Shann's stomach knotted in pain and he began to retch.
Storm Over Warlock | Andre Norton
The devil drank and ate to his hearts content; in fact he took so much that he was very uncomfortable, and began to retch.
Devil Stories | Various
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
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