Rĕtch, v. i.

(Synop., § 130), v. i. [imp. & p. p. RETCHED (rĕtcht); p. pr. & vb. n. RETCHING.] [Written also reach.] [A-S. hræcan; hrāca, cough, throat, Icel. hrāki, spittle.] To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching! (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) Byron.