sickening
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sickening
- /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, sicken + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of sicken
adjective more sickening · most sickening
noun sickenings
- The act of making somebody sick. In the Northeast, one porcini look-alike has been implicated in several sickenings. It is Boletus huronensis, and though some guides call it edible, there have been a few cases of people becoming sickened following a meal of this mushroom.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, unwholesome, vile, loathsome, offensive, disgusting, nasty, depressing, sad, appalling, horrific, disheartening, pathetic, pitiful
Translations
Every language
adj causing sickness or disgust
| Español | asqueante, estomagante, repugnante |
|---|---|
| Français | dégoûtant, écœurant |
| Deutsch | ekelhaft, widerlich, abscheulich, ekelerregend, unerträglich, widerwärtig |
| Русский | тошнотво́рный tošnotvórnyj, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "sickening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sickening. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sickening. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sickening "sickening." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sickening.Cite this
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title = {sickening},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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