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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Retch \Retch\ (r[e^]ch or r[=e]ch; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Retched (r[e^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Retching.] [AS.
hr[ae]can to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin
to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]
To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
[Written also reach.]
[1913 Webster]
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching!
(Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) --Byron.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Retch \Retch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Retching.] [AS. hr?can to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca
throat; akin to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]
To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
[Written also reach.]
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew
inarticulate with retching.) --Byron.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
retched
vb.
(infl of en retch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
retched
vb.
(infl of en retch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
retched
vb.
(infl of en retch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
retched
vb.
(infl of en retch ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
retched
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r etch ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
retched
Engelska a.
(avledning en retch ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb retch)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Retched /ɹˈɛtʃt/
متهوّع
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
retched /ɹˈɛtʃt/
gewürgt
see: retch, retching, retches, retched
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
retched /ɹˈɛtʃt/
würgte
see: retch, retching, retched, retches
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