vomited; vomiting; vomits
1
: to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth
2
: to eject violently or abundantly : spew
3
: to cause to vomit
vomiter
noun
1
: an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth
also
: the disgorged matter
2
: emetic
Examples of vomit in a Sentence
Verb
The dog vomited on the floor.
The patient was vomiting blood.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
About 10 meters away, a man sitting on his bed vomited loudly.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Symptoms of poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, irregular heartbeat, decreased appetite.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
About 10 meters away, a man sitting on his bed vomited loudly.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
In the black-and-white video, the mother of three was sitting in a chair with a vomit bag over her mouth as the staples were taken out of her scalp.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
One sent me a TikTok of everything that can supposedly go wrong in pregnancy, including the possibility that vomit will come out of your eyes.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vomit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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vomit
1 of 2 noun
vom·it
ˈväm-ət 
: an act of throwing up the contents of the stomach through the mouth
also
: the matter thrown up
vomit
2 of 2 verb
: to throw up the contents of the stomach through the mouth
vomiter
noun
Medical Definition
vomit
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to disgorge the stomach contents
: to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth
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