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retchings

retchings is the plural of retching.

Meaning of retching

Noun

retching (plural retchings)

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

Questions about retchings

What is retchings the plural of?
Retchings is the plural of retching.

Words near retchings in the dictionary

  1. retched
  2. retcher
  3. retchers
  4. retches
  5. retching
  6. retchings
  7. retchless
  8. retchlesse
  9. retchlessness
  10. retcht
  11. retchtest

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