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
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
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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 morning of April 6, while at his hotel, Haley became ill and began vomiting, which led to a burst esophageal artery and internal bleeding, his mother, Mary Haley, said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Jolene struggled after the surgery and was vomiting and passing out frequently.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
During a practice in August 2024, he was hit hard, but never exhibited typical concussion symptoms like vomiting or losing consciousness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
But its blunt, inelegant dialogue is peppered with characters (metaphorically) vomiting up their darkest secrets.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and/or vomiting.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
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 morning of April 6, while at his hotel, Haley became ill and began vomiting, which led to a burst esophageal artery and internal bleeding, his mother, Mary Haley, said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Jolene struggled after the surgery and was vomiting and passing out frequently.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
During a practice in August 2024, he was hit hard, but never exhibited typical concussion symptoms like vomiting or losing consciousness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
But its blunt, inelegant dialogue is peppered with characters (metaphorically) vomiting up their darkest secrets.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and/or vomiting.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
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The New York Islanders are facing questions about a jumbotron promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Imagine trying to do your job every day with thousands of people surrounding you, hurling racist taunts.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even if the first episode had everyone gagging (literally).—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The actors played brother and sister duo Jon Snow and Sansa Stark for eight seasons on HBO’s blockbuster series, which is why Turner is seen gagging on set after locking lips with Harington.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Bernabeu was heaving, the fans were longing their team back into the game.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomiting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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