Retch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɛtʃ/.

Examples

a bad case of the heaves
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgorge spue spew vomit purge sick cast puke regurgitate gag honk chuck be sick upchuck vomit up barf heave cat throw up regorge

Antonyms

keep down

Parts of Speech

noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting “a bad case of the heaves”
verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth “After drinking too much, the students vomited”
verb	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Word Forms

heave	verb	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
retch	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomit	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter	noun	a person who vomits
vomiting	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
sick	noun	people who are sick
disgorgement	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
retch	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
puke	noun	the matter ejected in vomiting
puking	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
spewer	noun	a person who vomits
regurgitation	noun	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
heave	noun	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

würgen

ein unwillkürlicher Krampf wirkungslosen Erbrechens

🇫🇷French

vomir

un spasme involontaire de vomissements inefficaces

🇪🇸Spanish

dar a uno arcadas

un espasmo involuntario de vómitos ineficaces

🇮🇹Italian

vomitare

uno spasmo involontario di vomito inefficace

🇳🇱Dutch

kokhalzen

een onvrijwillige spasme van ineffectief braken

🇵🇹Portuguese

vomitar

um espasmo involuntário de vômito ineficaz

🇷🇺Russian

рвота

непроизвольный спазм безрезультатной рвоты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उबकना

अप्रभावी उल्टी की एक अनैच्छिक ऐंठन

🇧🇩Bengali

রেচ

অকার্যকর বমি একটি অনিচ্ছাকৃত খিঁচুনি

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

பயனற்ற வாந்தியின் தன்னிச்சையான பிடிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రెట్చ్

అసంకల్పిత వాంతి యొక్క అసంకల్పిత దుస్సంకోచం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिच

अप्रभावी उलट्यांचा अनैच्छिक उबळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીચ

બિનઅસરકારક ઉલ્ટીનો અનૈચ્છિક ખેંચાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸಲು

ನಿಷ್ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ವಾಂತಿಯ ಅನೈಚ್ಛಿಕ ಸೆಳೆತ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਚ

ਬੇਅਸਰ ਉਲਟੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਅਣਇੱਛਤ ਕੜਵੱਲ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干呕

无效呕吐的不自主痉挛

🇯🇵Japanese

むしゃむしゃ

効果のない嘔吐の不随意けいれん

🇰🇷Korean

구역질

효과 없는 구토의 비자발적 경련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nôn ói

một cơn co thắt không tự nguyện của nôn mửa không hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยกลับ

อาการกระตุกของการอาเจียนโดยไม่สมัครใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

muntah

kejang muntah yang tidak disengaja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهوع

تشنج لا إرادي من القيء غير الفعال

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

اسپاسم غیر ارادی استفراغ بی اثر

🇹🇷Turkish

öğürmek

etkisiz kusmanın istemsiz spazmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְאַמֵץ לְהַקִיא

עווית בלתי רצונית של הקאות לא יעילות

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