Home › Glossary › Letter V

Vomiting

Medical Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

Want to hear it? Click the Listen button to hear the browser speak the word using text-to-speech!

The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth. In poetry it may symbolise violent rejection or bodily revolt against poison or excess.

Detailed Definition
Vomiting occurs when the body forcibly expels material from the stomach, often as a protective response to toxins or severe illness. Although unpleasant, it represents a natural defence mechanism. In literary imagery the act can symbolise rejection or purification. Poets sometimes use the term metaphorically to describe the expulsion of something harmful from the body or mind, emphasising the violent reaction that follows exposure to corruption or excess.
Example
Example in poetry:
The illness was accompanied by severe vomiting; Poets use vomiting to describe violent rejection; The sea was vomiting debris onto the shore; He suffered from vomiting after the poison; The poem describes the violence of vomiting; Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents.
Additional Notes
Vomiting refers to forceful expulsion of stomach contents. In poetry it may symbolise violent rejection or the body’s refusal to accept corruption or poison.
Also Known As
Emesis Being Sick Throwing Up
Skip to main content