- present participle of sicken.
sickening
Americanadjective
adjective
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causing sickness or revulsion
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informal extremely annoying
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Origin of sickening
Example Sentences
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Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
"It was sickening how into it they were," he said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
There is something profoundly sickening in the way this war with Iran is being discussed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Once I was there, Brooke Daniels and her sickening boyfriend, Timmy Kurtz, caught my eye.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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