vomiting

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of vomitform-ofgerundparticiple

1. 1

   The act of one who vomits.countableuncountable

   • Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.
2. 2

   The matter that is vomited.countableuncountable

   • It is certainly probable that these black vomitings and stools may be absent, and in that case it would be extremely difficult to diagnose between simple ulcer of the stomach and non-ulcerative gastritis.

syn. purging · throwing up