as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch
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Recent Examples of retching
As Newcastle prepared to kick-off towards the Gallowgate End, Ramsey began retching.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Vomiting and retching can occur up to five times an hour.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The preview shows other amateur survivalists taking part in an ice cold plunge, some less than appetizing wilderness meals, and classic reality TV retching, while also managing a full blown… BEAR ALERT!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Vomiting and retching can occur up to five times an hour.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The preview shows other amateur survivalists taking part in an ice cold plunge, some less than appetizing wilderness meals, and classic reality TV retching, while also managing a full blown… BEAR ALERT!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retching
vomiting
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Worrisome symptoms that warrant a call to a doctor include dizziness, ongoing diarrhea with a fever over 102 degrees and an inability to keep liquids down without vomiting.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Retching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retching. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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