Puking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who pukes or vomits.

    "Of the former I have incontestable proofs in several instances, in the pukings of infants nourished only by breast-milk, which changed blue-paper red, upon being applied to it the moment they were brought off the stomach."

  2. 2
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of puke form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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disgorgementemesisregurgitationvomitvomitvomiting

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"He retched and then started puking."

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