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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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At one point the Spaniard could be seen vomiting into a towel.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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