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[ sik-uh-ning ] / ˈsɪk ə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sickening ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance. Origin of sickeningFirst recorded in 1715–25; sicken + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR sickeningnauseating, disgusting, loathsome. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sickening ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sickeningsick·en·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby sickeningsick call, sick day, sick-dog, sicken, sickener, sickening, sicker, Sickert, sick headache, sickie, sick in bed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sickeningHot orange flames leap into the sky bringing with them the sickening, inescapable stench of death. Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Lack of elaboration is a virus that continually infects the book, sometimes having a sickening effect on the reader. Cornel West’s Disappointing Decline|David Masciotra|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST By then he was blue in the face, a sickening color, like an old hematoma. Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST They absolutely must boycott this absurd, insane, sickening, repulsive, shameful, and at the same time shame-less circus. The B Is Back: The Benghazi Hearings Are Bullsh*t|Michael Tomasky|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Gawain rides along the bank of a creek, he hears this sickening sound ringing from above. Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau|Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fear was gone from her; weakness remained; a horrible, sickening weakness, but no fear. Joyce of the North Woods|Harriet T. Comstock A sickening giddiness came over the two Earthians, for there were no devices to produce artificial gravity here. The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun The writing of a letter to Dahlia had previously been attempted and abandoned as a sickening task. Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith From slimy sand-bags and wet ruins came the sickening stench of human corruption. Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs First, the sickening disgust without which they cannot witness the act of expectoration performed before their faces. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners|Eliza Leslie
British Dictionary definitions for sickening
adjectivecausing sickness or revulsion informal extremely annoying Derived forms of sickeningsickeningly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to sickeningsickeningHow does a word that means "gross" also mean "great"? Thank the ingenuity and popularity of drag queens. Words related to sickeningputrid, nasty, stinking, gross, foul, revolting, tainted, nauseating, diseased, distasteful, icky, loathsome, nauseous, noisome, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, rotten |