Puking (Noun)
Meaning
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sound of puking echoed from the bathroom after a night of heavy drinking.
- She couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculous scene of cartoon characters inducing puking with their silly antics.
- After eating the spoiled food, he spent the rest of the day in the bathroom, experiencing waves of puking.
- The smell of puking wafted through the air, signaling that someone had gotten motion sickness on the bus.
- Witnessing someone's puking made her stomach turn, and she quickly looked away in disgust.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Ejection
- Reflex Action
- Instinctive Reflex
- Physiological Reaction
- Reflex
- Innate Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Expulsion
- Forcing Out
- Reflex Response
- Projection