Definition von retch
Wortformen: 3rd person singular present
tense retches
, present participle retching
, past tense, past participle retched
Verb
If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting.
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Häufigkeit
retch in British English
Substantiv
3.
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
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Wortherkunft von retch
Old English hrǣcan; related to Old Norse hrǣkja to spit
Häufigkeit
retch in American English
Verb intransitiv
to undergo the straining action of vomiting, esp. without bringing anything up
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