retch
Heave without producing
To retch is to make the involuntary spasmodic movements of vomiting, usually without actually bringing anything up.
It's the body's heaving motion when you gag or nearly throw up: The smell made him retch.
A retch is one such convulsion.
Retching often accompanies nausea, disgust, or the reflex triggered by something touching the back of the throat.
Forceful lift or throw
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- dry heaveGag without expelling
- convulseShake involuntarily, violently
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
choke · gasp · wheeze · throat · esophagus · stomach · diaphragm · contraction
Forceful stomach emptying
- barfExpel stomach contents
- throw upEject stomach contents
- spewEject with force
- vomitEject stomach contents
hurl · chunder · upchuck · regurgitate · disgorge · emesis · purge · sick up
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- biliousIll-tempered or nauseated
- seasickIll from ocean motion
motion sickness · queasiness · upset stomach · green around the gills · carsick · airsick · morning sickness · unwell
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
distaste · recoil · shudder · cringe · grimace · stomach-turning · sickening · nauseating
heave
Forceful lift or throw
spasm · choke · gasp · wheeze · throat · esophagus · stomach · diaphragm · contraction · involuntary
puke
Forceful stomach emptying
vomit · hurl · chunder · upchuck · regurgitate · disgorge · emesis · purge · sick up · bring up
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
seasick · motion sickness · queasiness · upset stomach · green around the gills · carsick · airsick · morning sickness · unwell · woozy
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
repulsion · distaste · recoil · shudder · cringe · grimace · stomach-turning · sickening · nauseating · gross out
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
sewage · decay · carrion · fetid · rancid · gore · gruesome · rank · noxious
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- smell reactionssniffing, disgust, nose wrinkle, nose wrinkling, aversion
- bodily wastefeces, excrement, urine, poop, pee
- body actionsbreathe, inhale, exhale, swallow, blink
- throat soundsgrowl, grunt, groan, croak, gasp
- vomitingvomit, puke, barf, throw up, throwing up