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Retching vs Qualmish - What's the difference?

retching | qualmish |

As a verb retching

is .

As a noun retching

is the act of one who retches.

As an adjective qualmish is

affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous.

retching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who retches.
  • * 1839 , The Lancet (volume 1, page 786)
    • Mrs. Green, aged 33 years, had been six weeks pregnant, and suffered exceedingly from retchings in consequence.

    qualmish

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous.
  • *2001 , (Anthea Bell), translating WG Sebald, Austerlitz , Penguin 2011, p. 53:
  • *:I had sought out a dark corner, since by now I did indeed feel rather qualmish inside my yellow skin.

    • Derived terms

    * qualmishly * qualmishness