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Vomiting
To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
📖 Definitions of "Vomiting"
verb
- 1
To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
- 2
To regurgitate and discharge (something swallowed); to spew.
- 3
To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.
noun
- 1
The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.
🔄 Synonyms of "Vomiting"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heavingnoun | An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved. |
| vomitverb | (intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke. |
| pukingnoun | The act of one who pukes or vomits. |
| regurgitationnoun | The act of regurgitating. |
| disgorgementnoun | (chiefly law) An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Vomiting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pukingnoun | The act of one who pukes or vomits. |
| regurgitationnoun | The act of regurgitating. |
| heavingnoun | An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved. |
| disgorgementnoun | (chiefly law) An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily). |
| pukenoun | (colloquial, uncountable) vomit. |
| emesisnoun | (pathology) The act or process of vomiting. |
| stercoraceous | Consisting of, resembling or pertaining to feces. |
| sickeningnoun | The act of making somebody sick. |
| pregnancynoun | (countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this. |
| induceverb | (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to. |
| barfingverb | (US, colloquial) Vomit. |
| throwing up | — |
| retchingnoun | The act of one who retches. |
| spitting up | — |
| tossing cookies | — |
| chunderingnoun | (Australia, New Zealand, British, slang) The act of vomiting. |
| blowing chunks | — |
| spewingnoun | Material spewed or vomited. |
| hurlingnoun | The act by which something is hurled or thrown. |
| upchuckingverb | (informal) To vomit. |
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