retch
Example Sentences
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On the record she punctuates that line with an exaggerated retch.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023
His mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said food made him retch and gag.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022
We retch, say “yuck”, and back off to protect ourselves from exposure to them and their disease-laden possibilities.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019
But they’re also 4-3 against the three worst teams in the Eastern Conference, and if you didn’t retch a little during that double-digit loss in Atlanta, your stomach is stronger than mine.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2018
Nina batted at her hair and clothes as she lurched through the snow, trying not to retch.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
