braakneiging — meaning in English

English meaning

• qualm noun A feeling of worry, doubt or fear.
• retch verb To make the movements and sounds of being sick without actually bringing anything up.

Senses

braakneiging is used for these senses in English:

• qualm A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. [from 16th c.]
• retch An unsuccessful effort to vomit.

qualm — full definition

1. noun A feeling of worry, doubt or fear.
2. noun A sudden feeling of sickness or queasiness.
3. noun A twinge of guilt or unease about something you have done.
4. noun Death, plague, or a serious epidemic disease.

retch — full definition

1. verb To make the movements and sounds of being sick without actually bringing anything up.
2. verb To be sick, bringing up the contents of your stomach.

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