Retch
verb
To make a strong effort to vomit.
He retched after eating spoiled food.
Often appears as...
- retch in disgust
- retch with nausea
noun
An act of retching.
The smell of rotten eggs caused a retch.
Often appears as...
- a violent retch
- a loud retch
verb
To make a strong effort to vomit.
He retched after eating spoiled food.
Often appears as...
- retch in disgust
- retch with nausea
noun
An act of retching.
The smell of rotten eggs caused a retch.
Often appears as...
- a violent retch
- a loud retch
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Indicator
Use 'retch' to express a strong physical reaction, suggesting intense disgust or sickness.
She retched at the stench from the sewer.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
'Retch' often paints a vivid picture of discomfort; imagine someone's body convulsing.
He clutched his stomach and retched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Actual Vomiting
'Retch' means attempting to vomit, not the act of vomiting itself.
I heard him retching in the bathroom but nothing came up.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Indicator
Use 'retch' to express a strong physical reaction, suggesting intense disgust or sickness.
She retched at the stench from the sewer.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
'Retch' often paints a vivid picture of discomfort; imagine someone's body convulsing.
He clutched his stomach and retched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Actual Vomiting
'Retch' means attempting to vomit, not the act of vomiting itself.
I heard him retching in the bathroom but nothing came up.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Indicator
Use 'retch' to express a strong physical reaction, suggesting intense disgust or sickness.
She retched at the stench from the sewer.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
'Retch' often paints a vivid picture of discomfort; imagine someone's body convulsing.
He clutched his stomach and retched.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Actual Vomiting
'Retch' means attempting to vomit, not the act of vomiting itself.
I heard him retching in the bathroom but nothing came up.
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Video examples
Blood Initiation PIPE...
out so they retch again and again then it's the novices turn hunain empties his stomach into the stream next to get rid of contaminants they may have breathed the men Rams sharp Reed's deep into each other's nostrils
Video examples
Blood Initiation PIPE...
out so they retch again and again then it's the novices turn hunain empties his stomach into the stream next to get rid of contaminants they may have breathed the men Rams sharp Reed's deep into each other's nostrils
Example 1 of 1
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