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retch

[ rech ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to make efforts to vomit.


verb (used with object)

  1. to vomit.

noun

  1. the act or an instance of retching.

retch

/ riːtʃ; rɛtʃ /

verb

  1. intr to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
  2. to vomit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retch1

1540–50; variant of reach, Old English ǣ an to clear the throat (not recorded in ME), derivative of a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse ǣᲹ to hawk, spit
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retch1

Old English ǣan ; related to Old Norse ǣᲹ to spit
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When she wasn’t retching, she lay her head in her boyfriend’s lap.

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One man was seen retching, while others phoned loved ones and walked away.

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“Pepper” follows the overlapping pursuits of a handful of pepper enthusiasts, whose interests lie in the hottest of the hots, peppers that induce sweating, crying and retching within minutes.

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Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation.

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Instead she found two of her co-workers vomiting, with one retching into her bowl.

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