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
Rates of nausea and vomiting among those patients were 13% and 11% above placebo, respectively.
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Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Scout stayed at the vet for observation, coughing and vomiting throughout the period, and had her vitals rechecked several hours later.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, early in the morning of February 18, Chernyak began having seizures and vomiting in his bunk bed.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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
The novelist Susan Choi, a onetime checker, recalled colleagues vomiting out of stress.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, at a beach in Portugal, over 100 people had to be treated for nausea and vomiting after swimming.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Scout stayed at the vet for observation, coughing and vomiting throughout the period, and had her vitals rechecked several hours later.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, early in the morning of February 18, Chernyak began having seizures and vomiting in his bunk bed.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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
The novelist Susan Choi, a onetime checker, recalled colleagues vomiting out of stress.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, at a beach in Portugal, over 100 people had to be treated for nausea and vomiting after swimming.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
Verb
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Franklin agreed to the mutual amnesia, though not before hurling a few thunderbolts.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Otherworld, a home to undead hordes and a lightning-hurling dragon, evokes the colors and landscapes of the real world.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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That comment instantly causes the daughter to make gagging and vomiting noises.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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And, in what is now Ecuador, there was a forest with a heaving ancient ecosystem.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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 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
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“Vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomiting. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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