Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of vomiting.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word vomitings.

Examples

  • About the twenty-fourth was cold in the extremities of the hands, vomitings bilious, yellow, and frequent, soon turning to a verdigris-green color; general relief.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

  • Convulsions occurring in persons attacked with frenzy, and having vomitings of verdigris-green bile, in some cases quickly prove fatal.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

  • On the ninth, all the symptoms gave way; comatose, towards evening slight rigors; small vomitings of bile.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

  • On the twelfth, had copious black and fetid vomitings; much hiccup, painful thirst.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

  • On the thirteenth, vomitings black, fetid, and copious; rigor about mid-day, loss of speech.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

  • But all the smells which are somewhat putrid and fetid, are bad in all vomitings.

    The Book Of Prognostics 2007

  • That vomiting is of most service which consists of phlegm and bile mixed together, and neither very thick nor in great quantity; but those vomitings which are more unmixed are worse.

    The Book Of Prognostics 2007

  • But of all the vomitings, the livid indicates the danger of death, provided it be of a fetid smell.

    The Book Of Prognostics 2007

  • But it is in young persons particularly that the hemorrhage is to be expected, for in persons beyond the age of thirty-five, vomitings are rather to be anticipated.

    The Book Of Prognostics 2007

  • Was seized with acute fever of the ardent type; vomitings at first of much bilious matter; thirst; great restlessness; urine thin, black, substances sometimes floating high in it, and sometimes not; passed the night in a painful state; paroxysms of the fever diversified, and for the most part irregular.

    Of The Epidemics 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.