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Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-05-18 19:02:43
Social Science
Vile gathering up her throat?
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Can I use the expression "She felt vile gathering up her throat" as to say that she felt disgusted by something?
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Anonymous
No. It makes no sense. There is bile, but your sentence can't use it.
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Anonymous
Indeed you mean 'bile'. "Vile" is an adjective which describes a terrible action or person. But in modern times your idea of "bile up her throat" would feel old-fashioned.
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Anonymous
You mean 'bile'. You can't say 'bile gathered up her throat' but you CAN say 'bile gathered IN her throat' or 'Bile rose up her throat'. 'Gathering up' is a transitive action. Crowds gather, but we gather UP items lying around on the floor.
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Anonymous
Nobody would understand that. It doesn't make sense.
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Anonymous
That would be BILE gathering up in her throat. as you have it, she swallowed a glass vial and is choking on it.
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Anonymous
no BILE churned in her stomach
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Anonymous
bile not vile
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Anonymous
No. "Vile" isn't a noun, it's an adjective. You can't use it in that manner. "Bile" is often used to refer to great anger. It doesn't actually "gather in one's throat," but it may be described as doing so to refer to growing anger.
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Anonymous
The word you're probably looking for is "bile", which is the bitter green stuff stored in the gallbladder and used as a metaphor for anger or irritability. "Vile" is always an adjective.
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Anonymous
Doesn't make sense. Vile isn't something you can tangibly feel. It's not a noun, it's an adjective.