retch
verb
[ rɛtʃ ]
• make the sound and movement of vomiting.
• "the sour taste in her mouth made her retch"
retch
noun
• a movement or sound of vomiting.
• "with a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor"
Origin:
mid 19th century: variant of dialect reach, from a Germanic base meaning ‘spittle’.
