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barfing

verb

present participle of barf

as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf

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When his parents brought him to an emergency room, his symptoms were vomiting, fatigue, lethargy, and weakness.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
May appeared intoxicated and was apparently vomiting, the report alleges.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

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