retch
Example Sentences
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Earlier, while cleaning one resident's room, I found myself retching because of the smell, unable to stay for longer than 20 seconds.
From BBC
When she wasn’t retching, she lay her head in her boyfriend’s lap.
From Salon
One man was seen retching, while others phoned loved ones and walked away.
From BBC
“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.
From New York Times
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.
From Science Magazine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.