retching


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retch

 (rĕch)
v. retched, retch·ing, retch·es
v.intr.
To try to vomit.
v.tr.
To vomit.

[Alteration of Middle English rechen, from Old English hrǣcan, to clear the throat, spit, bring up (phlegm).]

retch n.
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retching

(ˈrɛtʃɪŋ)
n
(Physiology) a series of spasms; heaving
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Translations

retching

[ˈretʃɪŋ] Nesfuerzo m por vomitar
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retching

nWürgerei f, → Gewürge nt
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retching

n arcadas (form), acción f de vomitar sin nada que expulsar
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References in classic literature ?
But at least I had no sooner eaten my first meal than I was seized with giddiness and retching, and lay for a long time no better than dead.
I lay down on the couch in the great cabin to sleep, and slept about three hours, and awaked a little refreshed, having taken a glass of wine when I lay down; after being about three hours awake, it being about five o'clock in the morning, I found myself empty, and my stomach sickish, and lay down again, but could not sleep at all, being very faint and ill; and thus I continued all the second day with a strange variety-- first hungry, then sick again, with retchings to vomit.
"He's been trying a new mouthguard, but I've heard him retching, so it's not quite working for him.
"He's been trying a new mouth guard but I've heard him retching so it's not quite working for him.
An endpoint, a statistically significant improvement, was found for both B6 and ginger compared to placebo for reducing intensity frequency and distress of nausea, vomiting and retching. In a per group analysis of change over time, ginger was more effective for reducing severity of nausea and amount of vomiting, and B6 was more effective for reducing retching and distress of vomiting.
is retching up its trade threat to will propose raising its planned 10% tariffs on USD 200 B in Chinese imports to 25%.
You come home to find an empty dog food bin and a bloated, uncomfortable dog who is retching nonproductively.
Primary signs of GDV are easy to recognize: salivating, retching, "dry" heaves, and an enlarged abdomen.
Around 14 people were affected by the chemical, which causes a burning sensation in the throat and chest as well as retching.
He said he'd had to drive home with his head out of the window, retching, and was cursing the good Given family name.
Every Rosh Hashanah, someone tells me about their amazing honey cake that I must try, and I wind up having to make polite yum-yum faces while retching internally.
The severe abdominal pain of acute gastric volvulus is accompanied by a diagnostic triad known as Borchardt's triad: intractable retching, epigastric pain, and an inability to pass a nasogastric tube (Marcin, Matta, & Elsayes, 2014).