retches
Nearly throws up
Retches is the third-person singular of retch, meaning to make the sounds and movements of vomiting without bringing anything up—the body's convulsive heaving when the stomach tries to empty itself but can't or won't: She retches at the smell of raw fish.
Retching often precedes actual vomiting, or occurs when there's nothing left to expel.
Mouth restraint or jest
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- dry heaveGag without expelling
- spewEject with force
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
upchuck · barf · hurl · regurgitate · throw up · chunder · spasm · convulse
Mild stomach disturbance
- heavingMoving up and down
- dry heaveGag without expelling
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
- biliousnessQueasy, irritable state
seasickness · motion sickness · morning sickness · gag · queasy · nauseated · green around the gills · carsickness
Throat's protective contraction
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- throatNeck's inner passage
contractions · spasms · involuntary · reflex · autonomic · abdominal muscles · epiglottis · swallowing
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
distaste · aversion · sickened · nauseated · stomach-turning · gut reaction · visceral response · recoil
gag
Mouth restraint or jest
puke · upchuck · barf · hurl · regurgitate · throw up · chunder · spasm · convulse · eject
queasiness
Mild stomach disturbance
- heavingMoving up and down
- dry heaveGag without expelling
- upset stomachGastrointestinal distress
biliousness · seasickness · motion sickness · morning sickness · gag · queasy · nauseated · green around the gills · carsickness · airsickness
gag reflex
Throat's protective contraction
throat · contractions · spasms · involuntary · reflex · autonomic · abdominal muscles · epiglottis · swallowing · sensory nerves
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
repugnance · distaste · aversion · sickened · nauseated · stomach-turning · gut reaction · visceral response · recoil · flinch