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- Dictionaryretch/reCH/
verb
- 1. make the sound and movement of vomiting: "the sour taste in her mouth made her retch" Similar
noun
- 1. a movement or sound of vomiting: "with a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor"
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: to make an effort to vomit. also : vomit. retch noun. Synonyms. barf. gag. heave. hurl. puke. spew. spit up. throw up. upchuck. vomit. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of retch in a Sentence.
to make the sound and action of vomiting, esp. when nothing is actually vomited. (Definition of retch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of retch. retch.
To retch is to gag, or nearly vomit. The smell of a passing garbage truck on a hot summer day might make you retch. Sometimes, retch is used to literally mean "throw up," but it usually means to come very close to throwing up without actually vomiting.
Retch definition: to make efforts to vomit.. See examples of RETCH used in a sentence.
to make the sound and action of vomiting, esp. when nothing is actually vomited. (Definition of retch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of retch. retch.
verb. If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting. The smell made me retch. [VERB] Synonyms: gag, be sick, vomit, regurgitate More Synonyms of retch. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Confusables. 'retch'.
retch - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" heave spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
retention. Definition of retch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Swallowing an urge to retch, she retrieved the groceries and dashed to the door. A lump was forming in her throat and she was afraid she was going to retch . I installed Suse, and about went to the bathroom to retch when I realized I had installed a proprietary system.
Jun 17, 2024 · retch (third-person singular simple present retches, present participle retching, simple past and past participle retched) (transitive, intransitive) To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
