Translation

吐き気を催す / えずく / 吐こうとする

Meaning

To retch is to make the physical movement or sound of vomiting, often without actually bringing anything up. It is pronounced like wretch, but wretch means a miserable or contemptible person.

Examples

• そのにおいで彼はえずきました。
  The smell made him retch.
• 彼女は船酔いで何度も吐きそうになりました。
  She kept retching from seasickness.