[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

retch \retch\ re^ch or r=ech; 277, v. i. imp.  p. p.
   retched re^cht; p. pr.  vb. n. retching. as.
   hraecan to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin
   to g. rachen, and perhaps to e. rack neck.
   to make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
   written also reach.
   1913 webster

         beloved julia, hear me still beseeching
         here he grew inarticulate with retching. --byron.
   1913 webster
see also:
retched retching reach 

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