stomach-churning

[ stuhm-uhk-chur-ning ]

adjective

causing nausea.
causing a queasy feeling in one’s stomach, as from anxiety, anger, or disgust: The car accident was a stomach-churning sight.

Origin of stomach-churning

First recorded in 1895–1900

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As far as one could see, there were no eruptions of look-at-me garishness, no flashes of stomach-churning inappropriateness.
Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress: Alexander McQueen's Royal Triumph | Robin Givhan | April 29, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
And as Raf pushed down another aisle, paralleling his course, he was conscious of a sickly sweet, stomach-churning stench.
Star Born | Andre Norton
He passed a cheap restaurant, and the smell of the synthetics set his stomach churning.
Badge of Infamy | Lester del Rey
The whole vast stomach-churning panorama spread out beneath him endlessly.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall Garrett
The shuddering, stomach-churning wave tossed him to the floor and a picture dropped to smash against the floor.
The Thirst Quenchers | Rick Raphael

Shortly after food begins to enter the stomach churning movements are set up.
Physiology | Ernest G. Martin

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