"Retch" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To draw back quickly and forcefully, often in disgust or after a sudden, unpleasant sensation.
1. After running up the stairs, she felt likeretching her legs.
2. He winced as he reached down to scratch his itchy back and let out a loudretch.
3. The fitness instructor asked everyone to do a few stretches to loosen up before the workout and avoidretching their muscles.
4. As she turned the corner, she took a deepretch, feeling a sharp pain in her side.
5. The athlete stopped toretch during her jog and bend over to touch her toes.
Resistant to hindering or slowing down the progress of something, especially a fire. For example: A retardant material is used in fireproofing to slow the spread of flames in the event of a fire.<br><br>In addition, a more general connotation of the word is to hinder or slow the development or progress of something, such as a baby, in the context of intellectual disability.<br><br>In modern usage, the word 'retardant' is often used interchangeably with 'mild retardation'.
Halting or slowing the spread of something unwanted, such as a fire, a disease, or the release of harmful substances.
"Retarded" is typically considered an outdated and offensive term. In the past, it was used to describe someone with an intellectual disability, especially one of very high severity. However, this term has largely fallen out of favor due to its negative and stigmatizing connotations. The correct terminology today is to use person-first language, such as 'person with intellectual disability' or simply to describe someone's abilities or developmental needs without using value-laden words.<br><br>In a different context, the term "retarded" can be seen in technological or mechanical terms, referring to a device or process that functions at a slower speed than expected, often indicating an issue with its speed or performance.<br><br>It's worthy to note that "retarded" is often associated with "retarded expression" in educational and psychological fields, which refers to a type of behavior that is slower than usual or moderately delayed in terms of development or maturation. <br><br>In contemporary English, the term is not used in a prolific way, or recommendations are made to not use it in any descriptions.
Definition: Causing or likely to cause a slowdown or hindrance, often referring to a condition or behavior that impairs normal development or progress.<br><br>Example: A physical disability can impede the child's mental and physical retarding.<br><br>Synonyms: hindering, delaying, slowing down.<br><br>Antonyms: advancing, accelerating, speeding up.
The verb "reaches" or "retch" can have a few different meanings.<br><br>The past tense of the verb "reach" is "reached". For example:<br><br> She reached out to help him. (meaning to extend one's hand or arm to touch someone or something)<br> The climbers finally reached the summit. (meaning to arrive at a goal or a place)<br><br>On the other hand, "retch" is a verb that means to feel sick and try to bring up what you have already swallowed, usually because of eating something that doesn't agree with you.<br><br>The verb "retch" can be intransitive (no object) or transitive (with an object). For example:<br><br> I tried to eat the spoiled food, but it made me retch. (intransitive)<br> The spoiled milk made her retch all night. (transitive)
The act of stretching one's muscles, especially as a way to loosen them after a period of inactivity or to prepare for physical activity.
Retelling refers to the act of re-telling or re-narrating a story, event, or information that has been previously told or known. It involves recounting or repeating something that has been told before, often in a new or different way, to convey the same meaning or message.<br><br>Example: After hearing an inspiring story from a friend, she decided to retell it to her family during dinner.<br><br>In a broader sense, retelling can also refer to the representation of a story, idea, or concept in a different form, such as in a different medium or format.
Retells refers to a narrative or account that is re-told or re-presented, often in a new way, adding new details or perspectives to the original story. It can also mean to repeat or recount a story, often making it fresh or exciting again for an audience.
Retene is a compound that occurs widely in the environment. It is a resinous substance isolated from the hard wood of pinus species in India and obtained from coal tar.<br><br>In terms of chemical composition, retene is a sesquiterpene with the chemical formula C15H20.