throwing up

present participle of throw up
1
as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

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as in throwing together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

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  • Feeling extreme discomfort with words or discussions related to vomiting.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Costochondritis can also happen after intense exercise, but respiratory infections, certain types of arthritis, coughing or vomiting too hard, or complications from surgery could be responsible for it too.
    Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Throwing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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