retches

present tense third-person singular of retch
as in vomits
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch

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“Retches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retches. Accessed 10 May. 2024.

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