vomit
verb (used without object)
to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; regurgitate; throw up.
were 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 Times reported that some soldiers were vomiting while others were shaking violently.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
More than 1,000 people fainted from heat exhaustion inside the venue; others were vomiting.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2023
He said the attacks happened at the start of classes and students were vomiting and had asthma, vertigo and headaches.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Soon after they left, school administrators reported that dozens of students were vomiting and fainting.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2019
Before I could collect my astonished senses, I began to vomit pretty violently, and at the same time saw some of the dogs, mere skeletons as they were, vomiting, too.
From The Purple Cloud by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
