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Vile gathering up her throat?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-05-18 19:02:43

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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?

  • Anonymous

    No. It makes no sense. There is bile, but your sentence can't use it.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Anonymous

    Nobody would understand that. It doesn't make sense.

  • Anonymous

    That would be BILE gathering up in her throat. as you have it, she swallowed a glass vial and is choking on it.

  • Anonymous

    no BILE churned in her stomach

  • Anonymous

    bile not vile

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Anonymous

    Doesn't make sense. Vile isn't something you can tangibly feel. It's not a noun, it's an adjective.

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