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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Matt Johnson’s funny, biting biopic of the future star chef is stuffed with the teen wastrel’s blood and vomit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She says she is only supposed to mop and sanitize when there is vomit or excrement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, diarrhea, and sperm.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
My head was hot, but my skin was covered in goosebumps and a cold layer of sweat, and I was feeling like I had to vomit.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
We played until Asghar had to hunch on the side of the field, hands on his knees, and fight the urge to vomit.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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
Unlike what its name suggests, morning sickness is not a condition where a pregnant woman just casually vomits in the morning and goes on with her day feeling fine.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
There’s the leading lady who projectile vomits a tuna sandwich on location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
He goes to the bathroom and vomits and when he comes out he looks yellow.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
On the hottest days, his mother Madhuri Devi said she repeatedly vomited while cooking over the stove.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
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
I gagged and Ultima held a cloth before me into which I vomited a poisonous green bile.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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
His mum, Stacey, had begun vomiting and had slurred speech after waking up.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
An unpleasant sensation is sweeping the nation: vomiting and explosive diarrhea that can last for weeks.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The moment the pastille touched his tongue, the little wizard started vomiting so hard that he did not even notice as Hermione yanked a handful of hairs from the top of his head.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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