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retch
/rɛtʃ/
verb
mieć odruch wymiotny
Also
zbierać się na wymioty
Definition
To make the sound and movement of vomiting, but without actually bringing anything up.
Examples
The smell of the rotten food made him retch.
Zapach zgniłego jedzenia wywołał u niego odruch wymiotny.
She started to retch after seeing the gruesome scene.
Zaczęło jej się zbierać na wymioty po zobaczeniu makabrycznej sceny.
Collocations
retch violentlygag and retchfeel like retching
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