How to pronounce "retch"

• "retch" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "retch"

Noun

an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"

Synonyms:

• heave
• retch

Verb

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

Synonyms:

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

Verb

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Synonyms:

• gag
• heave
• retch