retching
- present participle of retch.
Example Sentences
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The smell was so overwhelming that workers started retching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat” “It’s hard to look at Walter Goggins’ noseless ‘Fallout’ character, the Ghoul, without retching, but his compelling performance also makes it hard to turn away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Ms Ormerod said her father came to the door saying: "I really don't feel very well," with him retching and screwing his face up.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Steven Hoggett’s choreography, much more central than in other productions, has a similar effect, filling the stage with strange, disorienting gestures: extreme leaning, ratlike huddling, abdominal contractions that look like retching.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
Even the faint smell that warned her what it was before it touched her tongue soon made her feel like retching, but she drained the cup all the same.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
