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retch in Tagalog

maduwal

/ɹɛt͡ʃ/

retch in Tagalog: maduwal, duwal. In English, retch means to make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.

Tagalog words for retch

to make an effort to vomit
maduwal
an unsuccessful effort to vomit
duwal

English meaning of retch

  1. verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
  2. verb To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit.
  3. noun An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
  4. verb To reck.

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Questions about retch in Tagalog

What is the meaning of retch in Tagalog?
Retch in Tagalog is maduwal, duwal.
Ano ang retch sa Tagalog?
Retch: maduwal, duwal.
What does retch mean in English?
Retch means to make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retch (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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