intransitive verb
Origin: ME *rechen < OE hræcan, to clear the throat, hawk < hraca, clearing of the throat, spittle < IE echoic base *ker- > ring, raven
See retch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb retched, retch·ing, retch·es verb, intransitive
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English rechen
Origin: , from Old English hrǣcan, to clear the throat, spit, bring up (phlegm)
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