retch
Use Retch in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to make efforts to vomit.
verb (used with object)
2.
to vomit.
noun
3.
the act or an instance of retching.
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retch (rɛtʃ, riːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave |
| 2. | to vomit |
| —n | |
| 3. | an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting |
| [Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
retch
1548, originally "to clear the throat, to cough up phlegm," from O.E. hræcan "to cough up, spit" (related to hraca "phlegm"), from P.Gmc. *khrækijanan (cf. O.H.G. rahhison "to clear one's throat"), of imitative origin (cf. Lith. kregeti "to grunt"). Meaning "to make efforts to vomit" is from
1850; sense of "to vomit" is first attested 1888.
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Medical Dictionary
retch (rěch)
v. retched, retch·ing, retch·es
To try to vomit.
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Example sentences
In my right hand was the bag, which alternated places with the mask, in a retch-breathe-retch-breathe pattern.
In fact, some of the players might wonder if they would still be on the team after such a retch-inducing outing.
The next day, my uncles joke that they'll take me out for some more, and the suggestion is enough to make me retch again.
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