vomit
verb (used without object)
to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
was vomiting
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past progressiveof vomit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The trustee admitted under oath that my mother was vomiting on herself as she was being taken to sign the documents that changed my future.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
"I was violently ill. I was sweating. I was cold. I was shaking. I was vomiting for about four or five days."
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
“She woke up sick with nausea and was vomiting the next morning,” Dhillon said by phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Justin Cauthen of Colorado, whose 14-year-old son is at the jamboree, said that his son was vomiting from severe dehydration on Friday night but was unable to receive treatment because the clinic was closed.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
He was vomiting and the vomit ran down his chest and stomach and dirtied his swimming trunks.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
