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sickening

[sik-uh-ning]

adjective

  1. causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing.

    sickening arrogance.

    Synonyms: , ,


sickening

/ ˈɪəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing sickness or revulsion

  2. informalextremely annoying

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sickeningly adverb
  • ˈԾԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sickening1

First recorded in 1715–25; sicken + -ing 2
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It had involved what they described as a "sickening amount" of sucking up, but meant that "in practical terms, they are probably as in as good a position as anybody".

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Then the car veered right towards a tightly packed part of the crowd clustered on a pavement outside a Hooters bar, creating a sickening domino effect as people careered into one another.

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Notably, Trump cited international trade while he spoke about “Parasite,” as both media and trade have been converging objects of the president’s skewed, sickening affection for some time.

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Mr Combs has consistently denied the allegations made against him in the civil lawsuits, describing them as "sickening" and suggesting they were made by "individuals looking for a quick payday".

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Labour peer Baroness Hazarika said she was "disgusted" by "sickening" stories of grooming gangs, adding: "Many of us in the Muslim community are absolutely as appalled as anyone else."

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