retching

present participle of retch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of retching 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retching
vomiting
Verb
  • Other more serious, though rare, risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease and potential kidney injury — particularly if severe dehydration occurs due to vomiting, the expert cautioned.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The process, which is similar to vomiting, was discovered in a new study from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Baylor College of Medicine.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Retching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retching. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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