Retch /(rĕch [or] rēch; 277)/
Retch
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Retched; p. pr. & vb. n. Retching
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To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.)
Retch
v. t. & i.
- To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.]