Vomiting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited. countable, uncountable
"Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness."
2
the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of vomit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

emesis vomit vomit abscess ague airsickness

Example

"After being exposed to a large amount of radiation, vomiting and diarrhea will start quickly."

Related phrases

Jamaican vomiting sickness bilious vomiting syndrome coffee ground vomiting cyclic vomiting syndrome cyclical vomiting syndrome winter vomiting disease

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