Psychological Responses

noun a strong involuntary effort to vomit

verb to make an effort to vomit; to vomit

• The patient began to retch after ingesting the medication.
• I always retch when I smell that particular food.
• I retch every time I see that guy, he's so annoying.
• The thought of going back to that job makes me retch.

noun a loud, sharp, piercing cry

verb to utter a shriek

• The sudden shriek of the alarm startled everyone in the building.
• I let out a shriek when I saw the spider crawling towards me.
• She let out a loud shriek when she won the lottery.
• The shriek of the wind through the trees sounded like a chorus of ghosts.