vomiting

Definition of vomitingnext
present participle of vomit
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 In clinical trials, Nereus helped up to 90 percent of people prone to motion sickness avoid vomiting while riding on a boat. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2026 The predominant symptoms experienced by the ill passengers and crew members were vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 Their main symptoms were vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025 Saachi left and Anika spent the whole night crying and vomiting in the bathroom. Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 She was initially told that her daughter was vomiting, the filings said, and then forced to wait outside the ranch for hours before being told her only child was dead. Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025 Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025 On Easter Day in 2019, a sweating and erratic Kay — who was allegedly vomiting and dancing with his shirt off — was taken home from the stadium and later hospitalized. Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 The primary symptoms of norovirus are vomiting and diarrhea. New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
Verb
  • On a recent morning in midtown Manhattan, Spike Lee blows on an imaginary pair of dice before hurling them to the ground.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
  • As both sides scream at each other, a female customer is seen hurling a fallen burger at one of the employees, the outlet reported.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Love Is Blind star Jordan Keltner is getting plenty of attention after whipping up a chicken smoothie that left his fiancé (and viewers) gagging.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Roses planted too late in fall risk heaving from freeze–thaw cycles or suffering root injury before dormancy.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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