as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch
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One puppy later vomited up a bone, a stark indication of what little the animals had been consuming to survive.—
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Luke Sapolu testified that Pulido vomited while in custody hours before the attack.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Retched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retched. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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