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retching

/ˈrɛtʃɪŋ/

retchingnoun

retchings

Translations

haut-le-cœurAu sens de spasmes ou de mouvements de vomissement.

The retching from the next room indicated that someone was feeling very unwell.

Les haut-le-cœur venant de la pièce voisine indiquaient que quelqu'un se sentait très mal.

Definitions

The act of making the sound and movement of vomiting.

The retching from the next room indicated that someone was feeling very unwell.

Synonyms

retchinggerund / present participle

/ˈrɛtʃɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, denoting something accompanied by or causing retching (e.g., "a retching cough").

Translations

nauséeuxSe dit de ce qui provoque des haut-le-cœur ou accompagne une sensation de vomissement.

The patient emitted a retching sound each time he tried to swallow.

Le patient émettait un son nauséeux chaque fois qu'il essayait d'avaler.

Definitions

Characterized by or causing the spasmodic act of vomiting.

The patient emitted a retching sound each time he tried to swallow.

retchverb

retching

ing-form

retched

Past Simple

retched

Past Participle

retching

ing-form

/rɛtʃ/

Translations

avoir des haut-le-cœur

The smell was so awful that it made him retch.

L’odeur était si affreuse qu’elle lui a donné des haut-le-cœur.

Additional translations

vomirPour l’idée de rejeter le contenu de l’estomac, souvent avec effort.

Definitions

To make the sound and movement of vomiting.

The smell was so awful that it made him retch.

To bring up vomit or stomach contents, especially with force; to vomit.

The cat retched a hairball onto the carpet.

Synonyms

retchnoun

Definitions

An act or instance of vomiting or heaving.

The smell of the spoiled food made him suppress a retch.