Meanings of dry heaving in English

Even once Locke's stomach was thoroughly emptied, the dry heaving continued.

I threw up until I thought my head would explode and I was dry heaving.

He couldn't stop vomiting, and when nothing else would come up, he just kept dry heaving.

A lot of dry heaving and coughing followed.

I slump against the wall, dry heaving.

Rosalie leaned against the wall, dry heaving.

Lizzie was dry heaving, too.

Crying continued, dry heaving sobs from a body whose tears had long since dried up and was too shattered to speak.

Then, suddenly, he began to whimper, like a child at the end of a tantrum-outof tears, with only small dry heaving sobs left.

Chubs took the opportunity to try to empty the contents of his stomach onto the ground but accomplished little more than some enthusiastic dry heaving.

'Soliel's Mercy!' Lubben choked and staggered away, dry heaving.