as in hurling
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the children with the flu vomited every time they tried to eat something
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Recent Examples of vomiting
If your dog’s panting is accompanied by episodes of collapse, pale or blue-tinged gums, inability to walk, vomiting, or not eating, take it to an emergency clinic immediately.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Clarke recalled crawling to the bathroom and vomiting from the pain before realizing something was seriously wrong.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
At the parties, both boys and girls drank excessively, often leading to vomiting.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Hellerer was an executive at Google and began feeling miserable in her corporate life, having panic attacks and vomiting in the bathroom.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 22 May 2026
Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Clarke recalled crawling to the bathroom and vomiting from the pain before realizing something was seriously wrong.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
At the parties, both boys and girls drank excessively, often leading to vomiting.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Hellerer was an executive at Google and began feeling miserable in her corporate life, having panic attacks and vomiting in the bathroom.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 22 May 2026
Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
Verb
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Wallen's onstage throwing of the piano this week took place two years after he was arrested in Nashville for hurling a chair off the roof of a bar in Nashville in April 2024.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Romeo Briones was the starting pitcher for Helix, hurling the first 4 2/3 innings before Williams rode to the rescue.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Demoustier holds her nose and mimes gagging.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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In 2026, the same character is gagging over a grim condo, and tasked to whip up puff pieces after being mass-fired from her newspaper.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Verb
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At the Australian Open, the grounds were heaving and there were lengthy lines to get into smaller courts and for food and drink outlets.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Annabelle wants souls, demons possess you by puking into your mouth, and no powers of darkness are stronger than the love between spooky mom and dad, Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Captain’s Dinner scene in the 2022 film Triangle of Sadness, with its opera of vomit, is satire in a long-standing tradition, going back to the retching sequence on the boat in Céline’s Mort à crédit, and before that to Rabelais.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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As Newcastle prepared to kick-off towards the Gallowgate End, Ramsey began retching.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomiting. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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