Retching

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who retches.

    "Mrs. Green, aged 33 years, had been six weeks pregnant, and suffered exceedingly from retchings in consequence."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of retch form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Mrs. Green, aged 33 years, had been six weeks pregnant, and suffered exceedingly from retchings in consequence."

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