nauseate
verb (used with object)
were nauseating
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past progressiveof nauseate.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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Speaking to Rolling Stone's Hillel Aron on 17 October, he said claims that he offered people film parts and wanted anything in exchange were "nauseating and disgusting" and "pathetic lies".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2017
In response,Cory Booker went onDisco Dave's Disco Dance Party and said that the president's ads were "nauseating."
From Time ● Aug. 14, 2013
The scents in the air were familiar—hay and sweat and manure—but inside the wood-paneled confines, they were nauseating.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
She had a flashing view of a multitude of inquiring eyes; she noted the thick haze that hung over the room; her nostrils were assailed by mingled odors that were nauseating.
From The Trail Horde by Charles Alden Seltzer
They were nasty amongst themselves as a matter of course; their disputes were nauseating in origin, in manner, in the spirit of mean selfishness.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
