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Vomiting

Definition: Vomiting

Vomiting

Noun

1. The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "vomiting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Vomiting

Synonyms: disgorgement (n), emesis (n), puking (n), regurgitation (n), vomit (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Vomiting

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Ejection

Emesis, vomiting, vomition.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Vomiting

English words defined with "vomiting": Anacathartic, Antabuse, Antemetic, antiemetic, antiemetic drug, antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, Asiatic cholerabinge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa, bulimarexiacancer drug, chloropicrin, Cholera morbusdisulfiramemesis basin, emetic, Emetical, Emeto-cathartic, ergotism, EvomitionFlammivomoushaematemesis, heave, hematemesis, hyperemesisIgnivomous, ipecaclabyrinthitismercury poisoning, milk sickness, morning sickness, Mydaleinenausea, nauseant, nitrochloroformotitis internaprochlorperazine, puke, Pukerradiation sickness, radiation syndrome, retchsalt depletion, sicknessvomit, Vomition, vomitive, Vomiturition, vomitus. (references)
Specialty definitions using "vomiting": acustimulation, Adenoviruses, Canine, Afferent Loop Syndrome, Anisakiasis, antiemetic agent, AntiemeticsBlastocystis InfectionsCacus, CASTING UP ONE'S ACCOUNTS, Cat Proverbs, Cholinesterase inhibitors, Colorado Tick Fever, Colorado Tick Fever Virus, Coronaviral encephalomyelitis, Coronavirus, Canine, Cryptosporidium, Cyclic Vomiting SyndromeDosage Forms, DracunculiasisEmetics, Ethylene ChlorohydrinFlajani's diseaseGastritis, Hypertrophic, Gastroparesis, Graves disease, Graves's diseasehaemagglutinating encephalomyelitis, haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis of piglets, haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus disease of pigs, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Hepatitis, Infectious CanineLeishmaniasis, Visceral, lerisetron, LINDERNIA DIFFUSAMallory-Weiss Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss Tear, March's disease, Marinol, MAW-WALLOP, Milk HypersensitivityOndansetron'Ontario encephalitis'Ontario encephalomyelitisParry disease, Parry's disease, Pepenance, porcine haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, pukedragonsalicylism, Sarcocystosis, SH-T-NG THROUGH THE TEETH, Sick as a Horse, side effects, soroche, Stokes's diseaseVomit, vomiting and wasting disease'vomiting and wasting'syndromeVomiting, Anticipatory. (references)
Etymologies containing "vomiting": AnacatharticEmeto-cathartic, EvomitionIpecacuanha. (references)

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Modern Usage: Vomiting

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Okay, well, you try vomiting for twenty-four hours straight because the pain in your head is so intense, and then we'll discuss the concept of right and wrong. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

I'm tired, I've been drinking since nine o'clock, my wife is vomiting, there's been a lot of screaming going on around here! (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; writing credit: Edward Albee; Ernest Lehman)

Jack got home at twenty past four and I was vomiting with fear. (The Osbournes; writing credit: Liliana Abud; Jaime Garca Estrada)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Vomiting

DomainTitle

References

  • The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Nausea and Vomiting (reference)

  • Treatment of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (reference)

  • Vomiting and Medicine: Subject Reference and Research Guidebook (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Vomiting

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The incubation period for Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days with abrupt onset of illness, characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.Credit: CDC.

Highly communicable, vaccine-preventable disease that lasts for many weeks and is typically manifested in children with paroxysmal spasms of severe coughing, whooping, and post-tussive vomiting, also known as Bordet-Gengou bacillus.Credit: CDC.

This specimen was from a patient who died of Leptospirosis, a disease with symptoms including high fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and may include jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), red eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or a rash.Credit: CDC.

The toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus causes the illness "staphylococcal intoxication". Symptoms of this intoxication include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.Credit: CDC.

The toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus causes the illness "staphylococcal intoxication". Symptoms of this intoxication include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.Credit: CDC.

The incubation period for Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days with abrupt onset of illness, characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.Credit: CDC.

The incubation period for Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days with abrupt onset of illness, characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain.Credit: CDC.

Trichinosis, or trichinellosis, is caused by eating raw or undercooked pork infected with the larvae of a species of worm called Trichinella. Initial symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, fever, and abdominal discomfort.Credit: CDC.

Young infants or children suffering from vomiting are better rehydrated with small volumes of oral fluid ... / WHO/ICDDR, DACCA photo.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Sounds Captioned with "Vomiting".

PlayCaption
Man vomiting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: Vomiting

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

His spasms of vomiting came in little gasps.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Vomiting

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Sometimes nausea and vomiting occur. (references)

Diarrhea and vomiting are the most common. (references)

Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. (references)

Travel

Indonesia

If vomiting makes it impossible to adequately rehydrate, visit a clinic immediately. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Vomiting

"Vomiting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 79.76% of the time. "Vomiting" is used about 168 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)79.76%13427,488
Noun (singular)17.26%2964,444
Noun (proper)2.38%4175,879
Adjective (general or positive)0.6%1339,140
                    Total100.00%168N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Vomiting

Expressions using "vomiting": Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting vomiting and wasting disease. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vomiting

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  vomiting

248

  cat in vomiting

10

  dog vomiting

102

  toddler vomiting

10

  cat vomiting

68

  pregnancy vomiting

9

  vomiting blood

42

  kitten vomiting

9

  cyclic vomiting syndrome

37

  girl picture vomiting

9

  induce vomiting

34

  self induced vomiting

8

  girl vomiting

28

  diarrhea vomiting

8

  dog in vomiting

24

  headache vomiting

7

  nausea vomiting

21

  cyclical vomiting syndrome

7

  infant vomiting

20

  vomiting picture

7

  child vomiting

19

  chemotherapy induced nausea vomiting

7

  cyclic vomiting

18

  fear of vomiting

6

  cause of vomiting

17

  bile dog vomiting

6

  puppy vomiting

16

  stop vomiting

6

  feline vomiting

15

  blood dog vomiting

6

  baby vomiting

14

  woman vomiting

6

  vomiting bile

14

  acid coughing gagging health stomach vomiting

6

  canine vomiting

13

  in infant vomiting

5

  vomiting in child

12

  chronic vomiting

5

  projectile vomiting

11

  vomiting during pregnancy

5
  

inducing vomiting

5
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Modern Translations: Vomiting

Language Translations for "vomiting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

vjellët (vomit), të vjella (sickness, vomit). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قىء (vomit), ‏تقيؤ (puke, vomit). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

повръщане (nausea, puke, sickness). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

呕吐 (spew, Spewed, Spewing, Vomit, Vomited). (various references)

   

Danish

  

emesis (emesis). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vomitus (vomitus), vomitio, postprandiaal braken, hyperemesis lactantium, habitueel braken, emesis (emesis), emesia, braken (breaking, throw up, vomit). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

oksennus (vomit). (various references)

   

French

  

vomissement (vomit). (various references)

   

German

  

Vomitus (vomit, vomitus), Vomitio, Spucken (be sick, bring up, puke, spew, spit, splutter, throw up, to prime, to spit, vomit), Schütten (dump, pour, pour out, scatter, shed, slop, spill, throw, tip), Erbrechen (be sick, bring up, force, puke, regorge, regurgitate, regurgitation, sickness, throw up, tipping, topping, upchuck, vomit), Emesis (emesis), Emesia, Ausschütten (distribute, empty, pour out, spill, tip out). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ιδιοπαθείς εμετοί των νεογνών, αναγωγή (decrease, reduction, reference, regurgitation), "καθ'έξιν" εμετοί των νεογνών. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

פליט" (ejection, emission, exhaust, retching, spurt), "קא" (emesis). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

hányás (pitching, puke, spew, vomit). (various references)

   

Italian

  

vomito (belch, puke, sick, sickness, vomit, vomitus), rigurgito (afflux, backwater, heading-up, regurgiotation, regurgitation, revival), emesi (emesis). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

"吐 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おうと, へど (spew). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(Vomit). (various references)

   

Manx

  

tilgey (abort, cast, cast off, casting, chuck, discharge, disgorge, ejection, fling, hurl, launch; throwing, miscarriage, miscarry, misconception; found, moulting, pitch, plunge, pot, precipitate, precipitation, project, projection, shedding, shoot, sling, throw, toss, toss up, toss up coin, tossing, void, vomit), skeahrey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

omitingvay

   

Portuguese

  

vomição, vómito (vomit). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

vãrsat (smallpox), vãrsãturã (casting, eructation, vomit). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

tilgeil (casting, throwing). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

vómitos del lactante, vómito postprandial. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

uppkastning (emesis, vomit). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kusma (puke, sickness, spew, throwing up, vomit). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Vomiting

LanguageDateSourceHabakkuk Chapter 2, Verse 16
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPlhsmonhn atimiaV ek doxhV pie kai su kai diasaleuqhti kai seisqhti ekuklwsen epi se pothrion dexiaV kuriou kai sunhcqh atimia epi thn doxan sou
Latin405VulgateRepletus est ignominia pro gloria bibe tu quoque et consopire circumdabit te calix dexterae Domini et vomitus ignominiae super gloriam tuam
Middle English1395WyclifHe is fulfillid with yuel fame for glorie; and drynke thou, and be aslept; the cup of the riyt half of the Lord shal aboute yeue thee, and casting vp of yuel fame vpon thi glorie.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
Victorian English1833WebsterThou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned to thee, and shameful vomiting shall be on thy glory.
Basic English1964OgdenYou are full of shame in place of glory: take your part in the drinking, and let your shame be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand will come round to you and your glory will be covered with shame.

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Matched Bible Translations: Vomiting

LanguageHabakkuk Chapter 2, Verse 16
CebuanoIkaw nabuhong na sa kaulaw ug dili sa himaya: uminum ka usab, ug manig-ingon ka sa usa nga walay-circuncicion; ang copa sa kamot nga too ni Jehova moanha kanimo, ug ang mahugaw nga kaulaw magatabon sa imong himaya.
CroatianTi si pijan od sramote, ne od slave! Pij samo i pokazuj kapicu. Dolazi ti pehar iz desnice Jahvine i sramota na slavu tvoju!
DanishDu mætted dig med Skam for Ære. Drik selv, vis din Forhud frem! Nu kommer Bægeret fra HERRENs højre til dig og Skændsel til din Ære.
DutchGij zult ook verzadigd worden met schande, voor eer; drinkt gij ook, en ontbloot de voorhuid; de beker der rechterhand des HEEREN zal zich tot u wenden, en er zal een schandelijk uitbraaksel over uw heerlijkheid zijn.
FinnishSinä ravitset itsesi häpeällä, et kunnialla: niinpä juo sinäkin ja paljasta ympärileikkaamattomuutesi. Sinun kohdallesi on kiertyvä Herran oikean käden malja ja häväistys kunnian sijaan.
FrenchTu seras rassasié de honte plus que de gloire; Bois aussi toi-même, et découvre-toi! La coupe de la droite de l`Éternel se tournera vers toi, Et l`ignominie souillera ta gloire.
GermanDu hast dich gesättigt mit Schande und nicht mit Ehre. So saufe du nun auch, daß du taumelst! denn zu dir wird umgehen der Kelch in der Rechten des HERRN, und mußt eitel Schande haben für deine Herrlichkeit.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSekarang tibalah giliranmu untuk dipermalukan, dan bukan untuk dihormati. Kehormatanmu akan berubah menjadi kehinaan. TUHAN akan memaksa engkau minum dari cawan yang berisi hukuman bagimu. Engkau akan minum dan terhuyung-huyung.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahwa engkau juga akan kenyang dengan malu dan kecelaan; engkaupun akan minum dan ditelanjangkan kemaluanmu; maka piala dari pada tangan kanan Tuhanpun akan balik kepadamu dan muntah yang keji akan ada pada segala kemuliaanmu.
ItalianTi sei saziato di vergogna, non di gloria. Bevi, e ti colga il capogiro. Si riverser su di te il calice della destra del Signore e la vergogna sopra il tuo onore,
MaoriE ki ana koe i te whakama, kahore i te kororia: e inu hoki koe, kia waiho ai koe, ano he mea kokotikore: ka anga mai ki a koe te kapu a to Ihowa ringa matau, a he whakama whakarihariha ka tau ki runga ki tou kororia.
NorwegianDu blir mettet med skam og ikke med ære; drikk også du og vis din forhud frem! Begeret i Herrens høire hånd skal i sin tid komme til dig, og dyp skam skal skjule din ære.
RumanianTe vei sqtura de ruwine kn loc de slavq; bea wi tu, wi desvelewte-te! Kyi va veni wi yie rkndul sq iei paharul din dreapta Domnului, wi va veni ruwinea peste slava ta.
RussianфЩ ТЕУЩФЙМУС УФЩ"ПН ЧНЕУФП УМБЧЩ; ЕК ЦЕ Й ФЩ Й ПЛБЪЩЧБК УТБНПФХ, --П'ТБФЙФУС Й Л ФЕ'Е ЮБЫБ "ЕУОЙ"Щ зПУ П"ОЕК Й ПУТБНМЕОЙЕ ОБ УМБЧХ ФЧПА.
SpanishTe has llenado de deshonra más que de honra; bebe tú también y atúrdete. La copa que está en la mano derecha de Jehovah se volverá contra ti, y la desgracia caerá sobre tu gloria.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Vomiting

Derivations

Words ending with "vomiting": bevomiting. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Vomiting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: comiting, vometing, vomitiing, vomitting. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Vomiting"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "vomiting" (pronounced vÄ"muting)
5-m u t i nglimiting, plummeting.
4-u t i ngaccrediting, attributing, auditing, balloting, blanketing, budgeting, carpeting, cohabiting, crediting, depositing, dieting, discrediting, dispiriting, disquieting, editing, eliciting, exhibiting, exiting, ferreting, fidgeting, forfeiting, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, marketing, misinterpreting, orbiting, picketing, piloting, pirating, pocketing, profiting, prohibiting, quieting, ratcheting, reinterpreting, remarketing, revisiting, rioting, riveting, rocketing, skyrocketing, soliciting, targeting, telemarketing, ticketing, trumpeting, visiting.
3-t i ngabating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, disputing, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, Fetting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, pinpointing, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, prognosticating, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revolting, rewriting, roasting, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Vomiting

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: motiving.

Words within the letters "g-i-i-m-n-o-t-v"

-2 letters: moving, timing, voting.

-3 letters: imino, ingot, tigon, vomit.

-4 letters: inti, into, mini, mint, omit, ting, tong, vino.

-5 letters: gin, git, got, ion, mig, mog, mon, mot, nim, nit, nog, nom, not, tin, tog, tom, ton, vig, vim.

 Words containing the letters "g-i-i-m-n-o-t-v"
 

+2 letters: bevomiting, motivating, overtiming.

 

+4 letters: gingivectomy, overtrimming, remotivating.

 

+5 letters: vasectomizing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Alternative Orthography: Vomiting


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 6F 6D 69 74 69 6E 67

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...-    ---    --    ..    -    ..    -.    --.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01101111 01101101 01101001 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#111 &#109 &#105 &#116 &#105 &#110 &#103

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 006F 006D 0069 0074 0069 006E 0067

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5681797586758073

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Sounds
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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