dry heave

A form of dry-heave — To attempt to vomit with the ejection of only gas.

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Meanings

verbdry heave (third-person singular simple present dry heaves, present participle dry heaving, simple past and past participle dry heaved)

present singular third person dry heaves · participle present dry heaving · participle past dry heaved · past dry heaved

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dry-heave.
noundry heave (plural dry heaves)

plural dry heaves

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dry-heave.
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APA

dry heave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20heave

MLA

“dry heave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20heave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry heave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20heave.

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