Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vomiting

/vˈɑmətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: vom-it-ing
IPA: /vˈɑmətɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of vomit

noun

The act of one who vomits.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The matter that is vomited.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

vomitings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvomiting scromiting vomitingly

Phrases

bilious vomiting syndrome coffee ground vomiting cyclical vomiting syndrome cyclic vomiting syndrome Jamaican vomiting sickness winter vomiting disease

Synonyms

emesis vomit vomitus purging throwing up regurgitation disgorgement puking

Questions

How do you pronounce vomiting?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑmətɪŋ/.
What does vomiting mean?: present participle and gerund of vomit

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