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   retch

   /rɛtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make the sound and movement of vomiting: "the sour taste in her mouth made her retch" Similar gagheavedry-heavereachconvulsealmost vomithave nauseafeel nauseousinformal:keck
   • ▪ vomit: "he retched up a thin stream of vomit" Similar vomitcough upbring something upregurgitatebe sickget sickinformal:puke (something up)chunderchuck uphurlspewdo the technicolor yawnhonksick something upbokespit upbarfupchucktoss one's cookiesblow chunks

   noun

   • 1. a movement or sound of vomiting: "with a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: variant of dialect reach, from a Germanic base meaning ‘spittle’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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