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Meanings of retch in English

Portuguese
regurgitar
Catalan
perbocar
Spanish
devolver

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

    regurgitar
    Catalan
    tenir nàusees
    Spanish
    tener ansias

    Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

          tenir nàusees

          An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.

                Usage of retch in English
                1
                Every time she looked at Bili's arm now, she wanted to retch.
                Mech
                2
                I cough, gasp, gasp more, try to retch, remember how to breathe.
                Drood: a novel
                3
                Immediately a sickly sweet odor spread out, causing the physician to retch.
                The hangman's daughter
                4
                The stench of vomit, alcohol and urine makes one want to retch.
                The Irish Times
                5
                She moved faster than Aislinn, and Seth stood trying not to retch.
                Fragile Eternity
                6
                People did not retch as I walked past them on the street.
                The klone and i: a high-tech love story
                7
                She began to retch as he tugged her down a side street.
                Career of Evil
                8
                Ignore all those malcontents who retch when remembering smokers in mainstream cinemas.
                The Irish Times
                9
                His back spasmed, as did his stomach, and he began to retch.
                The Wyrmling Horde
                10
                She clamped one hand over her mouth, praying she would not retch.
                The grail king
                11
                Watching Ki retch into a helmet was not conducive to such thoughts; either.
                Oracle's Queen
                12
                She wanted to fall to her knees and retch-andperhaps she would, later.
                The grail king
                13
                I am starting to choke, in a moment I will retch.
                The White Princess
                14
                Now I cannot speak at all, but only growl and retch.
                The Fifth Head of Cerberus
                15
                The sickly odor of his sweat was overpowering and she wanted to retch.
                Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
                16
                Evi knew it was going to make her retch if she didn't move.
                Blood harvest
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                Translations for retch
                Retch through the time
                Retch across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Less common