- present participle of poison.
poisoning
Americannoun
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poisonings
plural
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Etymology
Origin of poisoning
First recorded in 1400–50, poisoning is from the late Middle English word poisenynge. See poison, -ing 1
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The initiative is named after Martha Mills, who died aged 13 in 2021 after developing blood poisoning, or sepsis, in hospital following a bike accident.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
He said a woman and three children were hospitalised "with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning" in the region after drone debris fell on a house, causing a fire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Under California law, a judge is required to dismiss the poisoning charge if every condition of probation has been followed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Simmons later reported that a man had died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator in a garage that was not properly ventilated.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Garfield's abscesses and worsening condition were signs that poor treatment had led to blood poisoning.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
The Incline Village General Improvement District, which owns and manages the residents-only beach where the poisonings took place, has put up another $25,000 and installed additional cameras around the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
An exceptionally wet December helped usher in what’s believed to be the state’s largest and deadliest outbreak of mushroom poisonings on record, with cases concentrated in Northern and Central California.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Campbell once suspected Low of "planting" items allegedly found during a raid on his then-home on the estate after alleged bird poisonings.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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