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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retch .
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Examples
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Again and again he retches, each spasm lighting a fire on his chest, and each time nothing emerges from his empty gut.
The bit with the bear attack (novel excerpt) Steve Himmer 2011
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“She sounded like this!” she yelled before letting out a series of retches and gags, like a calf with its throat slit.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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“She sounded like this!” she yelled before letting out a series of retches and gags, like a calf with its throat slit.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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“She sounded like this!” she yelled before letting out a series of retches and gags, like a calf with its throat slit.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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“She sounded like this!” she yelled before letting out a series of retches and gags, like a calf with its throat slit.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
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He did manage to call, though, in between retches.
Babylon Nights Daniel Depp 2010
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“Is this your professional opinion,” said Spandau between retches, “or are you just guessing?”
Babylon Nights Daniel Depp 2010
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A couple more retches followed before her stomach settled and she knew she was finished.
NEVER WAVE GOODBYE DOUG MAGEE 2010
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First, I threw up my coffee from breakfast, then some green bile, followed by a series of retches so violent there were spots of blood mixed in with the mucus.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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First, I threw up my coffee from breakfast, then some green bile, followed by a series of retches so violent there were spots of blood mixed in with the mucus.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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