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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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vomiting

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That stood out to him clearly in his mind because hours later, his assistant, Brown, was vomiting violently out of the car window on the way back to the airport.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Alcohol use, cigarette smoking, surgery or radiation to the chest, vomiting, lying down after eating a large meal, and obesity can increase the risk of developing esophagitis, MedlinePlus states.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

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