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puke

verb

ˈpyük How to pronounce puke (audio)
Definition of pukenext
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

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Recent Examples of puke Read the story » More Top Stories The artist Florentina Holzinger’s extreme use of the body has caused viewers to puke, faint, and leave her shows. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 No one wants to be the guy puking in the boat in Saving Private Ryan. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 There’s strong waves of desire to puke. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The image of Katherine Heigl puking at work in Knocked Up is permanently seared into my mind. — Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puke
vomit
Verb
  • At one point the Spaniard could be seen vomiting into a towel.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • On a muggy Saturday afternoon in mid-August, tennis player Novak Djokovic appeared to vomit into a towel and called for a doctor to check his blood pressure before unexpectedly losing a second-round match in Cincinnati.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of vomit

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