Pronunciation: /rɛtʃ/
noun a strong involuntary effort to vomit
A1 I felt a retch in my stomach after eating that spoiled food.
A2 The smell of the garbage made her retch uncontrollably.
B1 He tried to hold back the retch as he cleaned up the vomit on the floor.
B2 The sight of the gruesome scene caused a retch to rise in her throat.
C1 The retch of disgust was evident on her face as she listened to the gruesome details.
C2 Despite her best efforts, she couldn't suppress the retch that rose in her throat at the sight of the decaying body.
verb to make an effort to vomit; to vomit
A1 I retch when I smell something bad.
A2 She retched after eating the spoiled food.
B1 The strong odor made him retch uncontrollably.
B2 The sight of the gruesome scene caused her to retch violently.
C1 He tried to suppress the urge to retch as he cleaned up the mess.
C2 The graphic description of the surgery made some audience members retch in disgust.
formal The patient began to retch after ingesting the medication.
informal I always retch when I smell that particular food.
slang I retch every time I see that guy, he's so annoying.
figurative The thought of going back to that job makes me retch.
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