retching

Definitions

The act of making the sound and movement of vomiting.

An involuntary spasm of the stomach, diaphragm, and throat that precedes or accompanies vomiting.

Examples

The foul odor from the dumpster left him retching on the sidewalk.

She spent the entire night retching due to a severe case of food poisoning.

Synonyms

heaving gagging dry heaving vomiting nauseated puking wretching

Antonyms

swallowing ingesting consuming eating retaining digesting settled