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retch

verb

ˈrech

Definition of retch

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch

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Recent Examples of retch The preview shows other amateur survivalists taking part in an ice cold plunge, some less than appetizing wilderness meals, and classic reality TV retching, while also managing a full blown… BEAR ALERT! — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025 At dinner this week sans Tamra, the housewives start dinner at the restaurant oyster bar, where Gina starts to gag and retch after eating – does the terror of the sea also work with seafood? — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025 The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies. — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 Hunched and retching over her slain father is Electridad (Melissa Lozada), writhing at onlookers and passersby. — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retch

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vomit

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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of vomit

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