retched

rɛtʃt

Definition

Definition of retched - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

Rare

having made a sound of vomiting

Rare

He looked pale and retched after the roller coaster ride.
The smell was so bad that he retched immediately.
She retched at the sight of the spoiled food.

gagged

heaved

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Origin of retched

Old English, wrecan (to drive)

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French:nauséeux, ...
German:gewürgt, ...
Italian:conato, ...
Spanish:con arcadas, ...
Portuguese:com arcadas, ...
Chinese:呕吐的, ...
Japanese:嘔吐した, ...
Arabic:مُتَقَيِّئ, ...
Hebrew:הֵקִיא, ...
Russian:рвотный, ...
Ukrainian:блювотний, ...
Hindi:उल्टी, ...
Bengali:বমি, ...
Catalan:vomitat, ...
Czech:po dávivém záchvatu, ...
Danish:brækket, ...
Dutch:braaksel, ...
Greek:εμετός, ...
Hungarian:öklendezett, ...
Khmer:ក្អួត, ...
Korean:구토, ...
Persian:استفراغ, ...
Polish:wymiotujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):com arcadas, ...
Romanian:care a avut greață, ...
Swedish:som gjort ett kräkande ljud, ...
Thai:ที่ทำเสียงอาเจียน, ...
Turkish:kusma sesi çıkarmış, ...
Vietnamese:nôn mửa, ...

retch

rɛtʃ

Definition of retch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

gagging

intr.

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit

intr.

He began to retch at the smell.

choke

gag

heave

vomiting

tr./intr.

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

tr./intr.

After eating bad food, he retched violently.

emotion

intr.

feel a strong disgust

intr.

She retched at the sight of the spoiled food..

gag

heave

Noun

medicalinvoluntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

The retch was uncomfortable and left him breathless.

gag

heave

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Origin of retch

Old English, hræcan (to clear throat)

Examples of retch in a sentence

The sight of the injury made him retch uncontrollably.
The rough boat ride made him retch.
She retched into a bucket after the surgery.
He began to retch at the foul smell.
The graphic scene made him retch.
A retch escaped him after the rollercoaster ride.

The retch was sudden and caught her off guard.

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French:avoir un haut-le-cœur, haut-le-cœur, ...
German:würgen, Würgereiz, ...
Italian:avere conati di vomito, conato, ...
Spanish:tener arcadas, arcada, ...
Portuguese:engulhar, vómito seco, ...
Chinese:干呕, 呕吐, ...
Japanese:吐きそうになる, 嘔吐の痙攣, ...
Arabic:تَقَيَّأَ جافًا, تَقَيُّؤ جَاف, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקִּיא, בְּחִילָה יְבֵשָׁה, ...
Russian:тошнить, рвотный спазм, ...
Ukrainian:рвати, позив до блювання, ...
Hindi:उबकाई लेना, उल्टी की ऐंठन, ...
Bengali:বমি করার চেষ্টা করা, বমি বমি ভাব, ...
Catalan:fer arcades, arcada, ...
Czech:dávit se, dávení, ...
Danish:brekke sig, opkastningsrefleks, ...
Dutch:kokhalzen, kokhals, ...
Greek:ανακατεύομαι, σύσπαση, ...
Hungarian:öklendezni, öklendezés, ...
Khmer:ខំក្អួត, ការខំក្អួត, ...
Korean:구역질하다, 헛구역질, ...
Persian:عق زدن, حالت تهوع, ...
Polish:mieć odruch wymiotny, odruch wymiotny, ...
Portuguese (BR):ter ânsia, vômito seco, ...
Romanian:a gâfâi, voma, ...
Swedish:hulka, kräkreflex, ...
Thai:พะอืดพะอม, การกระตุกอาเจียน, ...
Turkish:öğürmek, kusma refleksi, ...
Vietnamese:ói khan, cơn nôn khan, ...

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Definition of retched - Reverso English Dictionary

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