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retching

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈretʃɪŋ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
retch /rɛtʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. Physiologyto make efforts to vomit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
retch  (rech),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. Physiologyto make efforts to vomit.

v.t. 
  1. Physiologyto vomit.

n. 
  1. the act or an instance of retching.
  • 1540–50; variant of reach, Old English hrǣc an to clear the throat (not recorded in Middle English), derivative of hrāca a clearing of the throat; compare Old Norse hrǣkja to hawk, spit

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
retch /rɛtʃ; riːtʃ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave
 n
  1. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Etymology: Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit
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