- present participle of poison.
poisoning
Americannoun
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poisonings
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of poisoning
First recorded in 1400–50, poisoning is from the late Middle English word poisenynge. See poison, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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But I’m not saying I got food poisoning from Found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
All of the affected elephants - mainly female adults and their calves - had also shown signs of paralysis, which authorities believe also points to cyanide poisoning.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The staff’s “rebellion,” Ms. Rogoyska tells us, lay “not in poisoning the Germans’ soup but in keeping something hidden from their masters, right under their noses: the finest wine, and perhaps a few men, too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Alongside efforts to restrict access and harmful information, the researchers suggest that emergency services could take additional steps to reduce the consequences of sodium nitrite poisoning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Unlike his heroic older brother, who is gradually dying of freezer-burned-food poisoning.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
In a typical year, the state may see up to five cases of mushroom-related poisonings , authorities have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
When mushroom poisonings make the headlines, people who aren’t a part of the fungi community tend to see those who are as being irresponsible or ruining habitats, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
She also charts instances of plots, poisonings and refusals to work, actions that caused significant upheaval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Wiltshire Police did not know at the time of the poisonings that Mr Skripal, who had been released in a prisoner swap, lived in the area.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
Many cases of human poisonings are on record, most of them in connection with industrial handling.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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