sicken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become sick.
was sickening
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past progressiveof sicken.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In fact, such a thing had been in the works since the 1950s, but instead of hurrying to get them assembly-line ready as L.A. was sickening with smog, Detroit just made bigger, filthier cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The foundation set up in Molly Russell's memory said it was "sickening" and an "utterly reprehensible failure of moderation."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
The miners brought with them diseases, including malaria, which was sickening the villagers’ children.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
“It was sickening, literally a headache and it disrupted everything,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
I perceived that I was sickening from excitement and inanition; neither meat nor drink had passed my lips that day, for I had taken no breakfast.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
