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View synonyms for retch

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of retch1

1540–50; variant of reach, Old English hrǣc an to clear the throat (not recorded in ME), derivative of hrāca a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse hrǣkja to hawk, spit
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retch1

Old English hrǣcan ; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit
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Example Sentences

There’s no real reason why one person might crave bacon-flavored ice cream with pickles while the thought of that might make another retch.

The tickling went on for some time until Bumper, in spite of himself, began to gag and retch.

Kin I skiver er humans clean clar ercross de dissart, und retch back ter de eend o' de yeth, wid dese wun-eyed specks?

Acid smoke wreathed up from the valley making Shann retch and cough.

But at the thought of more eggs, Shann's stomach knotted in pain and he began to retch.

The devil drank and ate to his hearts content; in fact he took so much that he was very uncomfortable, and began to retch.

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