"dry-heave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry-heaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry-heave (plural dry-heaves)
  1. An attempt to vomit that ejects only gas. Synonyms: dry vomit Translations (attempt to vomit that ejects only gas): 乾嘔 (Chinese Mandarin), 干呕 (gān'ǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), yökkäys (Finnish), arcada seca [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dry-heave-en-noun-FbVoL-6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42

Verb

Forms: dry-heaves [present, singular, third-person], dry-heaving [participle, present], dry-heaved [participle, past], dry-heaved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} dry-heave (third-person singular simple present dry-heaves, present participle dry-heaving, simple past and past participle dry-heaved)
  1. To attempt to vomit with the ejection of only gas. Translations (attempt to vomit with the ejection of only gas): 乾嘔 (Chinese Mandarin), 干呕 (gān'ǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), yökätä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dry-heave-en-verb-mIAKb5of

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