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- verb To
attempt tovomit with the ejection of onlygas - noun an attempt to vomit that ejects only gas
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Examples
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The resulting head spin promptly caused me to roll over on my side and dry-heave, sternum aching with each violent contraction.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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Suddenly, I was very nauseous and began to dry-heave.
Family Storms 2011
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The resulting head spin promptly caused me to roll over on my side and dry-heave, sternum aching with each violent contraction.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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Suddenly, I was very nauseous and began to dry-heave.
Family Storms 2011
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I need to now take seven minutes or show to dry-heave a molten lump of irony that has suddenly congealed in by abdominal cavity.
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I need to now take seven minutes or show to dry-heave a molten lump of irony that has suddenly congealed in by abdominal cavity.
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Having missed the sequel, “Day Watch,” I was morbidly curious about what this visual dry-heave and narrative wet-fart would do with a major American action picture.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
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Does anybody else want to dry-heave into the nearest trash can?
Julie Klausner: Vanity Fair Celebrates Women in Comedy: But, There's a Hitch 2008
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I dry-heave when there were some comparisons of her to Hillary Clinton
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The nastiness and stereotyping nature of your comment aside, oughtn't that be "dry-heave" in keeping with your arid imagery?
Is there anything other than Sarah Palin you'd like to talk about? Ann Althouse 2008
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