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View synonyms for retch
retch
[ rech ]
verb (used without object)
- to make efforts to vomit.
verb (used with object)
- to vomit.
noun
- the act or an instance of retching.
retch
/ riːtʃ; rɛtʃ /
verb
- intr to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
- to vomit
noun
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retch1
1540–50; variant of reach, Old English hrǣc an to clear the throat (not recorded in ME), derivative of hrāca a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse hrǣkja to hawk, spit
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retch1
Old English hrǣcan ; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit
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Example Sentences
The tickling went on for some time until Bumper, in spite of himself, began to gag and retch.
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Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?
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Acid smoke wreathed up from the valley making Shann retch and cough.
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But at the thought of more eggs, Shann's stomach knotted in pain and he began to retch.
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The devil drank and ate to his hearts content; in fact he took so much that he was very uncomfortable, and began to retch.
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