Retch vs Spew - What's the difference?
retch | spew |
To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
* Byron
an unsuccessful effort to
to eject forcibly and in a stream
(slang) to vomit
(slang) to ejaculate
(slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose
To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
(slang) vomit or sick
(slang) ejaculate
As verbs the difference between retch and spew
is that retch is to make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting while spew is to eject forcibly and in a stream.As nouns the difference between retch and spew
is that retch is an unsuccessful effort to while spew is (slang) vomit or sick.retch
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* (l)Verb
- Here he grew inarticulate with retching .